Legal Opinion
Mason v. Eastman Kodak Co.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided July 23, 1979No. BK-76-746PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
This case raises the issue of whether the bankrupt’s credits under a qualified Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 [ERISA] pension plan constitute property which passes to the trustee under § 70(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Act. It is on appeal from a decision of Bankruptcy Judge Beryl E. McGuire of the Western District of New York dated October 31, 1978, finding that the pension credits were not property. For the reasons stated below, the Bankruptcy Judge’s decision is affirmed.
The bankrupt, William T. Parker, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in this court…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Segal v. RochelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Kokoszka v. BelfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Lines v. FrederickSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- In the Matter of Roy Stewart Nunnally, Bankrupt. Mary Elizabeth Nunnally, Appellant-Cross v. Roy Stewart Nunnally, Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Cody v. RieckerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Goff v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- American Honda Finance Corp. v. Cilek (In Re Cilek)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1990
- In Re DonaghyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- In Re DiPiazzaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
- Warren v. Scott (In Re Phillips)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1983
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