Legal Opinion
Matter of Silverman
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 15, 1981No. 18-08308PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD SCHWARTZBERG, Bankruptcy Judge.
Is an alleged bigamist bankrupt barred from benefiting from his bygone wife’s intestacy? His son says yes, since he sees the trustee, as a successor, standing in the same shoes as his sire. It is argued that the trustee may wear the bankrupt’s shoes, but he may not claim by inheritance the bed and house in Florida because the bankrupt would be estopped from asserting this right.
The trustee in bankruptcy seeks to impress a trust on a house in Miami, Florida owned by Mathilda Silverman, the first wife of the bankrupt, Isaac Silverman, who was adjudicated…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bank of Marin v. EnglandSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Harvey R. Miller, as Trustee in Bankruptcy of Ira Haupt & Co., a Limited Partnership, Bankrupt v. New York Produce ExchangeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Schmeizl v. SchmeizlCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
- Brown v. ParksSupreme Court of Georgia · 1930
- Kyle v. KyleSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Maddox & Starbuck, Ltd. v. British AirwaysDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- In re SilvermanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1987