Legal Opinion
Goff v. Taylor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1983No. 82-1015PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a final order of the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas.1 It presents a new facet of the question whether, and under what circumstances, a bankrupt’s pension trust may be exempt from the “property of the estate” subject to the reach of the trustee in bankruptcy on behalf of the bankrupt’s creditors. Debtors, Elbert Wayne Goff and Gloria Jane Schadoer Goff, seek refuge for their self-employed retirement (Keogh) plans2 under Section 541(c)(2) of the new Bankruptcy Code,3 which exempts property subject to restrictions on…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Segal v. RochelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Kokoszka v. BelfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Weinberger v. Hynson, Westcott & Dunning, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Lockwood v. Exchange BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Goff v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Kaplan v. First Options of Chicago, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
- In Re HysickUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Parkinson v. Bradford Trust Co. of Boston (In Re O'Brien)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1985
- In Re DonnellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 2006
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