Legal Opinion
In Re Sanders
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri
Decided January 29, 1987No. 14-49446PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DAVID P. McDONALD, Bankruptcy Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This contested matter presents the question of whether either the federal or Missouri garnishment statute permits a bankrupt debtor to exempt pre-bankruptcy earnings from property of the estate. The Court holds that although the federal garnishment statute does not apply to Missouri debtors, the Missouri statute does permit a Missouri bankrupt debtor to exempt pre-bankruptcy earnings from property of the estate.
FACTS
The Debtors, husband and wife, filed their voluntary joint petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kokoszka v. BelfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- W. J. Usery, Jr., Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. First National Bank of Arizona, a National Banking AssociationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- In the Matter of Edward G. Brissette, Gene Paul Master, Michael Anthony Simon, Bankrupts-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
- Dunlop v. First National Bank of ArizonaDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1975
- In Re StewartUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1983
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3Cited by25 opinions
- In Re Ryd WALLERSTEDT and Colleen Wallerstedt, Debtors. Ryd WALLERSTEDT and Colleen Wallerstedt, Appellees, v. David A. SOSNE, Trustee, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Lawrence v. Jahn (In Re Lawrence)District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1998
- Scarlett v. BarnesDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1990
- In Re MitchellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · 1987
- In Re GainesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1989
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