Legal Opinion
Unruh v. Tow
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 6, 2008No. 06-20234UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge: *
Anthony and Sue Unruh moved in the bankruptcy court to amend their exemptions to claim Texas state exemptions instead of the federal exemptions they had claimed under the Bankruptcy Code. The court denied their motion, finding bad faith and prejudice to the creditors, largely based on the understatement and concealment of the value of their assets. The district court affirmed. Finding no error, we AFFIRM.
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The debtors, Anthony and Sue Unruh, purchased approximately 70 acres in Dickinson, Texas in August 2002 for $197,800. They built a home on the property that…
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