Legal Opinion
Boyle v. Weiss
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 16, 2012PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
In a proceeding under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code currently pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, a question has arisen concerning the application of the Commonwealth’s homestead protection statute, G. L. c. 188, § 1, as amended through St. 2004, c. 218, to a beneficiary of a trust. Finding no controlling precedent in our decisions, the Bankruptcy Court judge certified the following question to this court pursuant to S.J.C. Rule 1:03, as appearing in 382 Mass. 700 (1981):
“May the holder of a beneficial interest in a trust which…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- DiMarzo v. American Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Dwyer v. CempellinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Commonwealth v. ColturiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Commonwealth v. Wynton W.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2011
- Bellows Farms, Inc. v. Building Inspector of ActionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Cook v. Patient Edu, LLCMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Boyle v. Zurich American Insurance Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2015
- Commonwealth v. ChamberlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
- Gordon v. Pappalardo (In re Gordon)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2013
- In re GordonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
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