Legal Opinion
In Re Weaver
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided February 3, 1972No. H-9571PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON PETITION FOR REVIEW
BLUMENFELD, Chief Judge.
The bankrupt petitions for review of an order by the referee in bankruptcy that he turn over his color television set to the trustee in bankruptcy. The question raised by the petition is whether a color television set owned by a bankrupt is exempt from the claims of his creditors.
Under Section 6 of the Federal Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 24, bankrupts are entitled to the exemptions prescribed by state laws. The applicable Connecticut exemption statute, Conn.Gen.Stats. § 52-352, provides:
“The following property shall be…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hitchcock v. HolmesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1876
- Montague v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1856
- Mary F. ChisholmDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1904
3Cited by4 opinions
- Roger Dileo v. Richard GreenfieldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Caraglior v. World Savings & Loan (In Re Caraglior)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 2000
- In Re BeaudoinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 2010
- Roger Dileo v. Richard GreenfieldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976