In re Skelton

SIBLEY, District Judge.

By Bankruptcy Act, 7a (8) being Comp. St. § 9591, the bankrupt is required to include in his schedule “a claim for such exemptions as he may be entitled to.” By section 6 (Comp. St. § 9590):

*607"This act shall not affect the allowance to bankrupts of the exemptions •which are prescribed by the state laws in force at the time of the filing of the petition.”

By the laws of Georgia, to secure á $1,600 exemption a petition must be filed specifying the property claimed as exempt. Blackstone v. Kritzer, 120 Ga. 78, 47 S. E. 585. Creditors may contest certain matters, including the…