Legal Opinion
Ruth Martoff v. Peter M. Elliott, Trustee, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1963No. 18739_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
Appellant appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, Central Division, which affirmed an order of the Referee in Bankruptcy. The parties are concerned about who has what interests in a certain duplex in Los Angeles, California. Whether the property was held in joint tenancy or as community property is important to the parties here because in California all community property is subject to the debts of the husband whereas only the husband’s interest in property held in joint tenancy is subject to the grasp of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harrison v. ChamberlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Schindler v. SchindlerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- In Re MeiselmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
- Board of Education v. LearyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Hannah v. SwiftCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In the Matter of Marine Distributors, Inc., a California Corporation, Bankrupt. Barbara Postal and Travers A. Laird v. James A. A. Smith, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Irving Sulmeyer v. Arthur Donald PfohlmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- In the Matter of B. R. Barasch, Debtor. Joel Mithers, Receiver v. Shirley Lee BaraschCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- In Re Kirchoff Frozen Foods, Inc.District Court, D. Arizona · 1972
- In re Miracle Mart, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968