Jones v. Tyson

518 F.2d 678 In the Matter of Charles Wright Jones, aka C. W. Jones, aka Charles W. Jones, fdba Charles W. Jones Engineering, Inc., Bankrupt. Charles W. JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Richard P. B. TYSON, Respondent-Appellee. No. 74-1464. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. June 16, 1975. David B. Commons, Los Angeles, Cal., for petitioner-appellant. Harvey A. Schneider, Encino, Cal., for respondent-appellee. OPINION Before ELY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and RENFREW, * District Judge. ELY, Circuit Judge: 1 The bankrupt, Charles W. Jones, commenced proceedings in late 1966 for the dissolution of his marriage to Margaret A. Jones. In March, 1971, a California Superior Court entered an Interlocutory Judgment on Dissolution of Marriage, which divided the couple's community estate equally 1 and ordered Charles to pay Margaret spousal support in the amount of $600 per month for 72 months. 2 The Judgment also ordered Charles to pay $3,500 in legal fees to Margaret's attorney, the appellee Tyson. 3 2 In November, 1971, Charles filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. He listed as an unsecured debt the $3,500 he owed to Tyson by reason of the state court's Judgment. Tyson…