In Re Christie
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO CLAIM OF EXEMPTION
FRANCIS G. CONRAD, Bankruptcy Judge.
Trustee moves 1 this Court for an Order disallowing Debtor’s claimed exemption of $7,400 under 12 Vt.Stat.Ann. § 2740(7) because Trustee asserts the exemption applies only to personal property and the property claimed exempt is real property. We hold that the term “any property” in § 2740(7) means any property that is part of the estate under 11 U.S.C. § 541. Therefore, Debtor may apply the $7,400 exemption to the real property listed on Schedule A of the bankruptcy petition.
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