Bronner v. Gill (In Re Bronner)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MEYERS, Bankruptcy Judge.
I
John and Lisa Bronner (“Debtors”) appeal from an order of the bankruptcy court which allowed them to exempt only $11,-743.56 of a $35,000 settlement for a bad faith lawsuit, pursued on behalf of the estate, in accordance with the statutory maximum allowed under Section 522(d)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code (“Code”). We AFFIRM.
II
FACTS
Debtors filed a Chapter 7 petition on August 2, 1983. Under Section 522(d) of the Code, Debtors were entitled to claim total exemptions of $15,800. 1 In addition to four exemptions totalling $4,056.44, they listed as exempt the equity…
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