Legal Opinion
Avant v. United States
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 25, 1958No. 2588PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALTER E. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
The issue presented herein is whether Civil Service Retirement funds accumulated to the credit of an employee at the time of bankruptcy of the employee, who subsequently receives a discharge in bankruptcy, may thereafter be used by the United States as a setoff, at the time of retirement or termination of service, in partial satisfaction of an indebtedness due by the employee to the Federal Housing Administration as of the date of bankruptcy, where the indebtedness has been regularly listed in the bankrupt’s schedules. This Court holds that such retirement…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- New York County National Bank v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Reynes v. DumontSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Libby v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
- United States v. Butterworth Judson Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- McDaniel Nat. Bank v. BridwellCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Matter of HeywardUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1981
- In Re HowellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980
- In Re North Atlantic and Gulf Steamship CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1962
- Big Bear Super Market No. 3 v. Princess Baking Corp. (In Re Princess Baking Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 1980
- Mutual Trust Life Insurance Company v. WemyssDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1970
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