In Re Gagnard

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

LeROY SMALLENBERGER, Bankruptcy Judge.

On June 29,1981, Denny and Louise Gag-nard filed a joint petition seeking relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. A washer, dryer and air conditioner were listed in the debtor’s B-4 Schedule of Exempt Property. The exemption was objected to by the Trustee and the vendor, Du-broc Supply Company. The objection alleged that there was a valid chattel mortgage recorded upon those goods and therefore, under L.R.S. 13:3885, the exemption could not be claimed. On September 10, 1981, a hearing was held on the objection…