Legal Opinion
Christo v. Yellin (In Re Christo)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 4, 1999No. 16-2444PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is whether a debtor under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code may claim more than $15,000 in exemption for payment received on account of personal bodily injury under 11 U.S.C. § 522(d)(ll)(D). We hold that a debtor may not.
Lee C. Christo filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on January 22, 1997. In her Schedule C, she claimed three exemptions for three personal injury claims stemming from three separate pre-petition accidents. Christo’s personal injury claims had not yet been settled; she sought potential…
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- Christo v. Yellin (In Re Christo)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 1999
- In Re MarcusUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1994
- In Re AndersonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
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