In Re Jennings

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KENNETH J. MEYERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

Carterville State and Savings Bank (Bank) has filed an objection to an exemption claimed by debtors in a 1980 Chevrolet Impala automobile under the Illinois exemption statute for motor vehicles. See Ill.Rev.Stat., ch. 110, para. 12-1001(c). Debtors claim an exemption for the full value of the automobile in the amount of $500.00. It is undisputed that the Bank’s lien far exceeds the value of the automobile. 1

In response to the Bank’s objection, debtors assert that they may claim an exemption under the Illinois motor vehicle provision…