· 12/7/1993
Emerson v. Maples (In Re Mark Benskin & Co.)
Citations
- 161 B.R. 644
- 1993 Bankr. LEXIS 1805
- 24 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 1649
- 1993 WL 511982
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- requiring \(1) a wrongful act; (2) specific property acquired by the wrongdoer which is traceable to the wrongful behavior; and (3) an equitable reason why the party holding the property should not be allowed to keep it\
- “Section 548(a) does not, moreover, test the knowledge or intent of the transferee. It is the debtor/transferor’s intent ... that is at issue.”
- statutory language makes clear that intent to defraud can be inferred merely from the operation of a Ponzi scheme
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Judges: William H. Brown
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