Legal Opinion
In Re Wolline
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided April 28, 1987No. 19-21599PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
JAMES E. SHAPIRO, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issue is whether Herschel L. Wol-line, Jr. (“debtor”), qualifies as a “family farmer” within the meaning of Chapter 12 which was created as part of “The Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986” (P.L. 99-554, effective November 27, 1986). The debtor filed a petition under Chapter 12 of the Bankruptcy Code on December 31, 1986. First Bank of Southeast, N.A., a secured creditor, has filed a motion to dismiss that petition on the basis that the debtor does not meet the criteria of a family farmer under 11…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In the Matter of Bernard Armstrong, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- In the Matter of William W. Wagner, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- In Re Blanton Smith Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Brethren Mutual InsuranceCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1977
- Stout v. MitscheleSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1947
3Cited by9 opinions
- Matter of BurkeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · 1987
- In Re PaulUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · 1988
- In Re Sugar Pine RanchUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · 1989
- In Re TeolisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · 2009
- Watford v. Federal Land Bank of Columbia (In re Watford)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
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