Legal Opinion
In re Posin
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 6, 1960No. 10956PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. DORSEY WATKINS, District Judge.
Question Presented
In this case, a petition by the bankrupt to review an order of the Referee in Bankruptcy approving the Trustee’s report of exemptions allowed the bankrupt, the sole question is:
Is the $500 limitation of Article III, section 44 of the Constitution of Maryland applicable to the exemption created by Article 48A, section 166 of the Maryland Code of Public General Laws (1957 Edition) for the cash surrender values of policies of life insurance made for the benefit of the wife or children of the insured-bankrupt?
The Referee answered this question…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Holden v. StrattonSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Cohen v. SamuelsSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- New York Life Insurance v. FlackCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1852
- Rittler v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1889
- Coward v. DillingerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1881
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3Cited by4 opinions
- First Union National Bank v. New York Life Insurance & Annuity Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 2001
- In Re HowlandUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1983
- Feldmann Insurance Agency v. BrodskyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1961
- Benjamin B. Brown, Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estate of Hyman R. Posin, Bankrupt v. Hyman R. PosinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1960