Legal Opinion
Clotfelter v. Ciba-Geigy Corp. (In Re Threewitt)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas
Decided May 25, 1982No. 19-20194PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
JAMES A. PUS ATERI, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this voluntary chapter 7 proceeding, the trustee has filed a complaint seeking a court order requiring the defendants to turn over the debtors’ interest in an Employee Retirement Investment Savings Account (ERISA) fund under 11 U.S.C. §§ 541, 542. The defendants, CIBA-GEI-GY Corporation, the employer of the debtor and Irving Trust Company, trustee of the ERISA fund, oppose turnover because they assert the funds are not property of the estate and because turnover would subject the Plan to loss of tax qualification status under 26…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Eversole v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 1980
- In the Matter of Michael M. Witlin, Bankrupt. Stephen H. Judson, Trustee in Bankruptcy, and Evelyn Williams, Creditor v. Michael M. WitlinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- George W. Bonin v. American Airlines, Inc. And the American Airlines, Inc. Pilot Retirement PlanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Herd v. ChambersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1944
- Matter of RossDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1982
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3Cited by30 opinions
- In Re Charles W. Graham, Debtor. Edward F. Samore, Trustee v. Charles W. Graham, Trustee of the Charles W. Graham, M.D. Ltd. Profit Sharing Plan TrustCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Clotfelter v. Ciba-Geigy Corp. (In Re Threewitt)District Court, D. Kansas · 1982
- In the Matter of Richard L. Kochell, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Samore v. Graham (In Re Graham)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 1982
- In Re MillerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1983
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