Legal Opinion

Larry Schaefer and Elaine Schaefer, Husband and Wife v. Raymond Schaefer v. Larry Schaefer and Elaine Schaefer, Husband and Wife

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 25, 2011No. 08–2009PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CADY, Chief Justice.

In this quiet title action, we must decide whether, under Iowa law, a bankruptcy court’s order voiding a debtor’s transfer of real estate to a transferee automatically returns the property titles to the debtor. The district court found in favor of the Schaefers after the bankruptcy court voided the transfer of the property from the Schaefers to G.R.D. in favor of the trustee. We transferred the case to the court of appeals. The court of appeals reversed the district court, finding the property titles remained with G.R.D. after bankruptcy. On further review, we vacate the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Meier v. SENECAUT IIISupreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  2. Moore v. BaySupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. In Re Gerald Dale Burns and Linda Jane Burns, Debtors. Andrew W. Suhar v. Gerald Dale Burns and Linda Jane Burns, Imc Mortgage CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
  4. Stalnaker v. DLC, Ltd. (In Re DLC, Ltd.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
  5. C. Mac Chambers Co. v. Iowa Tae Kwon Do Academy, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1987

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Larry D. Schaefer and Elaine M. Schaefer v. Dale L. Putnam, Putnam Law Office, and SMP, L.L.C.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2013
  2. Gary N. Porter and Lori Porter v. Richard L. Harden and Janice HardenSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
  3. Larry Schaefer v. Dale PutnamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2016
  4. Amended May 23, 2017 Gary N. Porter and Lori Porter v. Richard L. Harden and Janice HardenSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017
  5. Gary N. Porter and Lori Porter v. Richard L. Harden and Janice HardenSupreme Court of Iowa · 2017

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