Crockett v. Lowe (In Re Crockett)

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether a wave runner 1 qualifies as exempt personal property in a bankruptcy proceeding under the “athletic and sporting equipment” exemption found in Tex. Prop. Code Anr § 42.002(a)(8). We conclude that the appellants’ wave runner is not exempt as athletic or sporting equipment and therefore affirm the judgment of the district court.

I

In January of 1997, Appellants David H. Crockett and Lela A. Crockett (“the Crock-etts”) filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of Title 11 of the United States Code. In…