IN RE REIDER

No. 93-8128.

31 F.3d 1102 (1994)

In re Ida V. REIDER and James M. Reider, Debtors. Ida V. REIDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Paty Stamps, Office of Thomas Paty Stamps, Heidi Hughes, Atlanta, GA, for appellant.

Thomas E. Prior, Prior & Buser, Atlanta, GA, O. Byron Meredith, III, Harmon T. Smith, Jr., Chapter 7 Trustee, Gainesville, GA, Kathryn R. Norcross, F.D.I.C., Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before ANDERSON and DUBINA, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

I. INTRODUCTION

In this case of first impression, we address the propriety of substantive consolidation of the estates of debtors who are spouses. This appeal arises from the district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's order substantively consolidating estate of debtor Ida V. Reider with that of her husband. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the district court.

II. FACTS

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