Legal Opinion

In Re Hicks

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri

Decided May 9, 2006No. 18-43201PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER SUSTAINING, IN PART, TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO EXEMPTIONS IN 2000 CADILLAC ESCALADE

ARTHUR B. FEDERMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Chapter 7 Trustee objects to the Debtors’ claimed exemptions in a 2000 Cadillac Escalade on the ground that any equity in the car resulted from his powers under 11 U.S.C. § 544 and, therefore, the Debtors cannot claim an exemption pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(g). The Debtors respond to the Trustee’s Objection, asserting that there was no perfected lien on the car in the first place, so the equity did not result from the Trustee’s strong arm powers. For the reasons that…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. In Re John L. Glass, Debtor. John L. Glass v. Michael Hitt, Chapter 7 TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
  2. Tavenner v. Smoot (In Re Smoot)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999
  3. In Re UlrichUnited States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · 1997
  4. Schieffler v. Beshears (In Re Beshears)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1995
  5. In Re FlitterUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1995

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Russell v. Kuhnel (In Re Kuhnel)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  2. In Re KelleyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2011
  3. In re ChambersUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 2017
  4. In re BubUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 2015
  5. In re HillUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 2017

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