Legal Opinion

Arkinson v. Gitts (In Re Gitts)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided July 27, 1990No. BAP No. WW-89-1780-POAs, Bankruptcy No. 89-02363PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PERRIS, Bankruptcy Judge:

The trustee appeals from an order granting summary judgment. The bankruptcy court overruled the trustee’s objection to the debtors’ homestead exemption claim. We AFFIRM.

FACTS

The debtors/appellees, Loren Gitts and Mary Gay Gitts (“debtors”), resided at 6006 Ridgeview Place (“Ridgeview Place property”), Ferndale, Washington, on April 3, 1989, the date they filed their Chapter 7 petition. In their schedules, the debtors claimed a homestead exemption for residential property located at 5655 Front Street (“Front Street property”), Ferndale, Washington. Although they…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. White v. StumpSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  2. In Re FordUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1980
  3. Richards v. Neilsen Freight LinesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  4. Gary GREENBLATT, Trustee, Appellant, v. Levy FORD, Jr., Appellee. in Re Levy FORD, Jr., DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
  5. Myers v. MatleySupreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Cisneros v. Kim (In Re Kim)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  2. Bankr. L. Rep. P 75,362 in Re William Hall Eleanor Hall, Debtors. James Rigby v. William Hall Eleanor HallCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
  3. In Re GreerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1999
  4. Winter v. Glaze (In Re Glaze)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · 1994
  5. In Re CombsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 1994

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