In re Wilbur

MEMORANDUM DECISION

FREDERICK A. JOHNSON, Bankruptcy Judge.

The debtors filed a joint petition under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on January 15, 1982. In Schedule B-4, the debtors claimed the following exemption: “1944 Aeronaca Airplane claimed to the extent of $1200.00.” The debtors assert that they are entitled to the exemption under 14 M.R.S.A. § 4422(2), which provides an exemption for “[t]he debtor’s interest, not to exceed $1,200 in value, in one motor vehicle.”

On March 23, 1982, the trustee objected to the exemption of the airplane under section 4422(2).

The sole issue is whether or…