Legal Opinion
In Re Combs
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California
Decided April 18, 1994No. 15-41945PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
LESLIE TCHAIKOVSKY, Bankruptcy Judge.
John T. Kendall, the duly appointed trustee of the above-captioned chapter 7 estate (the “Trustee”), objects to the claim of a homestead exemption by a debtor (the “Debtor”) who died shortly after filing the bankruptcy petition. For the reasons stated below, the Court concludes that the Trustee’s objection should be overruled, and the deceased Debtor’s claim of exemption allowed.
SUMMARY OF FACTS
The relevant facts are undisputed. The Debtor filed a voluntary petition seeking relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on March 29,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- White v. StumpSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Myers v. MatleySupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- 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
- Leppaluoto v. Combs (In Re Combs)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- Arkinson v. Gitts (In Re Gitts)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Lowe v. Yochem (In Re Reed)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 1995
- In Re LucioUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 2000
- Ford v. KonnoffUnited States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
- Ohanian v. Irwin (In Re Irwin)District Court, E.D. California · 2006
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