Breitman

Breitman v. Salisbury

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8 F. App'x 788
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 30, 2001No. 99-56848; BAP No. CC-98-01771-BKMo.California319 words

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Diane Breitman appeals the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s order which affirmed the bankruptcy court’s order. The latter granted the motion of the trustee of the bankruptcy estate to avoid a transfer of jewelry from Michelle Mazur to Breitman. See Cal. Civ.Code § 3439.05. We affirm.

Breitman maintains that the bankruptcy court erred when it found that the transfer to her by Michelle Mazur was fraudulent. We disagree. The facts show that the Mazurs had significant unpaid debt at the túne of the transfer. Thus, Breitman bore the burden of persuading the trier of fact either that a reasonably equivalent exchange had occurred or that the Mazurs were solvent when the transfer took place. Tri-Continental Leasing Corp. v. Zimmerman, 485 F.Supp. 495, 499 (N.D.Cal. 1980); In re Consol. Capital Equities Carp., 143 B.R. 80, 87 (Bankr.N.D.Tex. 1992); Kirkland v. Risso, 98 Cal.App.3d 971, 978 , 159 Cal.Rptr. 798, 802 (1979); Neumeyer v. Crown Funding Corp., 56 Cal.App.3d 178, 190 , 128 Cal.Rptr. 366, 373 (1976). Breitman did not show that there was a material issue of fact over whether, from the perspective of the creditors, the value of the service that she provided was…

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