Legal Opinion
In Re Edward J. Waldron, Debtors, Shell Oil Company, Cross-Appellee v. Edward J. Waldron and Elizabeth M. Waldron, His Wife, Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 1, 1986No. 85-5129PublishedCited by 191 opinions
1Per curiam
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida permitted a financially secure individual and his wife to file a joint Chapter 13 petition in bankruptcy ‘.‘for the sole purpose of rejecting an option agreement.” The district court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s order. We reverse.
I
On June 24,1983 Edward J. Waldron and his wife Elizabeth filed a joint voluntary petition under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 1301-1330 (1982 & Supp. II 1984). The Chapter 13 petition listed one creditor, Shell Oil Company, but the Waldrons, in fact, owe no debts. 1 The…
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3Cited by191 opinions
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