Nelson v. Long (In Re Long)

BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.

The debtor in this Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding, Bobby Long, claimed an exemption in $60,000 worth of life insurance proceeds that he received as a beneficiary shortly prior to filing his bankruptcy petition. The Trustee objected to the claimed exemption, but the bankruptcy court overruled the objection and sustained Long’s claimed exemption. The Trustee appealed to the district court, which affirmed the bankruptcy court’s decision. The Trustee now appeals to this court. Exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(d)(1), we affirm. 1

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Donna Long, the wife of…