Legal Opinion
Frank v. Herb
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 18, 2009No. 1-08-bk-01138PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JOHN J. THOMAS, Bankruptcy Judge.
Ronnie and Lisa Herb filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 1, 2008. Prior to the filing, on December 4, 2006, Lisa Herb allegedly injured her knee in an automobile accident. In the last amended bankruptcy Schedule C, (Doc. # 41), the Debtors exempted their interest in the personal injury claim in the amount of $11,200 under 11 U.S.C. § 522(d)(5), $20,200 under 11 U.S.C. § 522(d)(ll)(D), and $500,000 under § 522(d)(ll)(E). In the Debtors’ last amended Schedule B, the Debtors valued this claim as having a value of “unknown.” (Doc. # 14.)
On December 11,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Taylor v. Freeland & KronzSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- White v. StumpSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Ford v. KonnoffUnited States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
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