IN RE BUTCHER

Bankruptcy No. 3-83-01422.

72 B.R. 240 (1987)

In re Sonya W. BUTCHER, Debtor.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee.

March 13, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McMackin, Garfinkle & McLemore, Edwin M. Walker, Nashville, Tenn., for John C. McLemore, Trustee.

Claiborne, Davis, Buuck & Hurley, David L. Buuck, Knoxville, Tenn., for Sonya W. Butcher.


RICHARD STAIR, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

At issue is whether the trustee may remove the debtor and substitute the debtor's estate as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy owned by the debtor. The trustee contends the right to change the beneficiary is a contract right emanating from the debtor's ownership of the policy which is property of the estate. 11 U.S.C.A. § 541 (West 1979 & Supp.1986). Contending the trustee's interest is limited to the right to...

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