Legal Opinion
In Re James Wilbur Cox, Sr., Bankrupt. Rhea Nita Cox, Now York v. James Wilbur Cox, Sr.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 28, 1976No. 76-1336PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma affirming a judgment of the bankruptcy court which held that under Oklahoma law an award in a divorce action was a property settlement and dischargeable in bankruptcy.
On January 4, 1973, the Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, state district court granted a divorce to James Wilbur Cox, Sr. and Rhea Nita Cox. The divorce decree made provision for the division of specified real and personal property, and also contained the following provision:
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Shea v. SheaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1975
- Marlin Ferris Goggans, Also Known as M. F. Goggans v. Reta OsbornCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Edward Meyers Caldwell v. J. Reuel Armstrong, Trustee in Bankruptcy, United States of America, and Dixie Faye Caldwell SheaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
- E. H. Land, Jr. And Peggy F. Land v. Roper CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Cheryl Wells, a Minor by Her Father and Next Friend, Carroll G. Wells and Carroll G. Wells v. Colorado CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Mustang Fuel Corporation, a Corporation v. Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Bell v. Bell (In Re Bell)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1980
- In Re SmithDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1977
- In the Matter of Donald Eugene Albin, Bankrupt. Donald Eugene Albin v. Wanda Louise AlbinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Birmingham Trust National Bank v. McGiboney (In Re McGiboney)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1981
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