Legal Opinion
In Re Jones
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas
Decided January 25, 2011No. 19-20421PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DENYING TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO PROPERTY CLAIMED AS EXEMPT
ROBERT D. BERGER, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Chapter 7 Trustee objects to Debtors’ claimed exemption of a final annuity payment Debtor Ricky Joe Jones is to receive as part of a Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) 1 claim settlement (Doc. No. 52). This matter constitutes a core proceeding over which this Court has jurisdiction. 2
The Court finds the proceeds of the FELA settlement are exempt under 11 U.S.C. § 522(d)(10).
Findings of Fact
Debtors filed their Chapter 7 petition on April 26, 2001. Debtors claim one…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Gillman v. Ford (In Re Ford)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- In Re Robert Leroy Vickers and Betty Jean Vickers, Debtors. J. Kevin Checkett, Trustee v. Robert Leroy Vickers Betty Jean VickersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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