ALLARD v. DeLOREAN

884 F.2d 464 David W. ALLARD, Jr., Trustee of the Debtor Estate of DeLorean Motor Company, a Michigan Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John Z. DeLOREAN and Christina C. DeLorean, Defendants, and Howard L. Weitzman, Defendant-Appellee. No. 88-5541. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 3, 1989. Decided Aug. 31, 1989. Judy B. Calton, Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant. Howard L. Weitzman, Wyman Bautzer Kuchel & Silbert, Richard S. Berger, Gendel, Raskoff, Shapiro & Quittner, co-counsel, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before FLETCHER, NELSON and NORRIS, Circuit Judges. NELSON, Circuit Judge: David W. Allard, Jr., the trustee of the debtor estate of DeLorean Motor Company, appeals the district court's judgment against Allard on his claim that John Z. DeLorean's transfer of real property located in San Diego to Attorney Howard Weitzman as compensation for Weitzman's legal services rendered to DeLorean should be set aside as fraudulent under the California Fraudulent Conveyance statute, Cal.Civ.Code Secs.…