Casarow v. Evans (In Re Evans)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM LIPKIN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtors, Robert and Kathleen Evans, filed a joint petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on October 13, 1981. Thereafter, John Casarow, Jr. was appointed trustee of the estate. While attending the § 341, first meeting of creditors, the trustee became aware of the husband debt- or’s pending worker’s compensation claim resulting from a pre-petition injury. The trustee filed an adversary proceeding which objected to the exemption of the pending worker’s compensation award and claimed that the award was property of the estate.
The worker’s compensation…
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