In Re Miller

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOEL PELOFSKY, Bankruptcy Judge.

In February of 1976 debtors decided to move from Alaska. They sold their house, which contained Eugene Miller’s law office, to a corporation owned by clients of Mr. Miller, Dallas and Sara Sears. After extensive negotiations the Sears took possession of the property in November of 1976. In January of 1977, the Sears became dissatisfied with the sale and wrote debtors asking to void the deed. Debtors declined and litigation followed.

Sears abandoned the property in late August 1978. At that time debtors were living in Missouri where…