SUMY v. SCHLOSSBERG

No. 85-1231.

777 F.2d 921 (1985)

Michael Eugene SUMY, Appellee, v. Roger SCHLOSSBERG, Trustee, Appellant. In re Michael Eugene Sumy t/a Michael E. Sumy Home Improvement Co., Navco Window & Glass Company, AAVCO Corporation, a/k/a Mike Sumy, Debtor.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary R. Greenblatt (Schwarz & Greenblatt, Baltimore, Md., on brief) for appellant.

Paul F. Wattay, Hyattsville, Md., for appellee.

Before HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge, and DONALD RUSSELL and WIDENER, Circuit Judges.


HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:

The main issue presented by this appeal is whether entireties property may be exempted under § 522(b)(2)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code1 when an individual debtor schedules debts owed jointly with his or her spouse. We hold that in Maryland such property is not exempt to the extent of joint claims.

I.

The debtor, Michael Eugene Sumy, filed a voluntary individual petition under Chapter...

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