Legal Opinion

Coughlin v. Cataldo (In Re Cataldo)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 24, 1998No. BAP No. HI-97-1085-MEJRY, Bankruptcy No. 95-00786PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MEYERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

I

The bankruptcy court allowed Chapter 7 debtor William A. Cataldo (“Debtor”) to exempt his $2 million house from the bankruptcy estate. Creditor Patricia M. Coughlin (“Coughlin”) objects.

We AFFIRM.

II

FACTS

Since February 1986, the Debtor and his wife, Jany A. Cataldo (“Jany”), owned a home as tenants by the entirety. They sold that home and bought another residence (“Property”) on May 14, 1987 for $1,950,000 as tenants by the entirety. They recorded the deed with the State of Hawaii the next day.

In March 1988, Coughlin filed a complaint against the Debtor in…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Norwest Bank Nebraska, N.A. v. TvetenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
  2. In Re Laurence A. NEUTON; Esther Neuton, Debtors. Laurence A. NEUTON, Appellant, v. Curtis B. DANNING, Trustee, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  3. In Re Eric Anderson and Anna Anderson, Debtors. Redwood Empire Production Credit Association v. Eric Anderson and Anna AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  4. In Re John L. Glass, Debtor. John L. Glass v. Michael Hitt, Chapter 7 TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  5. Hitt v. Glass (In Re Glass)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Arnold v. Gill (In Re Arnold)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  2. Wolkowitz v. Beverly (In Re Beverly)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
  3. Kelley v. Locke (In Re Kelley)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  4. Murphey v. Crater (In Re Crater)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · 2002
  5. Adam Lee v. Dane FieldCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018

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