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Espino, In re--Hopkins v. Martinez
Dec
06
2022
Ruling
Chapter 7 trustee could not exercise his strong-arm powers to avoid defendant's interest in thehouse as defendant was in open possession and bona fide purchaser could not merely rely onthe record. (Bankr. D. Idaho)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable
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Maple Leaf Cheese Coop., In re--Maple Leaf Cheese Coop. v. Maple Leaf Cheesemakers, Inc.
Jun
14
2022
Ruling
Pre-petition claim for failure to restore cheesemaking plant was property of the estate. (Bankr.W.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable
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Thompson, In re
Jun
10
2022
Ruling
Property of a single-member LLC that was owned by a debtor did not become part of thatdebtor's bankruptcy estate by reason of the debtor's personal guarantee of a debt secured bythe property. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable
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Hatu, In re--Angell v. Southco Distrib. Co.
May
05
2022
Ruling
Creditor could not pursue or assert new liens against property of bankruptcy estate without afurther order terminating the stay as to the estate as creditor never held a valid claim againstdebtor's wife. (Bankr. E.D.N.C.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable
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Frausto, In re
Apr
29
2021
Ruling
Trustee was entitled to turnover of a vehicle as the court could not recognize a resultingtrust in a motor vehicle. (Bankr. D. Neb.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable
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IDC Enters., In re
Apr
13
2021
Ruling
Court granted the trustee's motion for turnover of certain equipment and vehicles used by thedebtor in its logging business as the court concluded that each of those vehicles was propertyof the estate. (Bankr. D. Idaho)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable
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Hoover, In re--Hoover v. Quality Loan Serv. Corp.
Feb
08
2021
Ruling
Foreclosure sale to a third-party purchaser was void where irrelevant technicalities as to title,successor in interest status, and assumption of the loan did not counter the debtor's interest inthe property at the time of the bankruptcy. (Bankr. W.D. Wash.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable
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Cogswell, In re
Sep
17
2020
Ruling
Court denied creditor stay relief to recover possession to all but one of the 26 items due tofailure to rebut state law presumption that they were property of the estate. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable
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Vetsch, In re--Ellis v. Vetsch
Aug
31
2020
Ruling
The debtor's contingent interest in the revocable inter vivos trust at the time of his bankruptcyfiling was not property of the estate. (Bankr. W.D. Wash.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable
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Smith, In re
Aug
12
2020
Ruling
Property could not be recovered for the estate where debtor was divested of legal title to theproperty several months prior to the commencement of the bankruptcy case.. (Bankr. N.D.Miss.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable
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