Matter of Hanks

RULING

SCOTT, Chief Judge.

This matter is before us on appeal from the decision of the Bankruptcy Court upholding the Bankruptcy Trustee’s refusal to recognize certain exemptions claimed by the bankrupt. The dispute concerns whether a homestead exemption is available on a mobile home, whether 3 trucks and 3 trailers may be considered as tools of the bankrupt’s trade, and whether a tiller is to be considered a tool of his trade.

FINDINGS OF FACT

1

Mr. Hanks owns a mobile home which is located on land that does not belong to him.

2

This mobile home is occupied by the bankrupt and his family as a…