Forker v. Irish (In Re Irish)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
VENTERS, Bankruptcy Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the bankruptcy court 1 holding that $8,300.00 in accrued and unpaid wages owing to Stephanie Irish are totally exempt from property of her bankruptcy estate. The singular issue on appeal hinges on whether the language of Iowa Code § 627.6(9)(c) allows a debtor in bankruptcy to claim a general exemption of up to $1,000.00 in accrued, unpaid wages that are owing on the petition date in addition to any amounts the debtor would be able to exempt against a garnishing creditor. For the reasons stated below, we affirm the order of the…
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