United States First Circuit

A bankruptcy estate cannot hold a greater interest in property than the debtor held prior to filing for bankruptcy.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/17/2004
• Published 08/19/2004

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, LYNCH, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles R. Bennett, Jr., with whom Harold B. Murphy and Jesse I. Redlener were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sabin Willett, with whom Julia Frost-Davies, Melissa G. Liazos, and Gregory N. Kazarian were on brief, for appellee.