Legal Opinion
Martin v. Cox
District Court, E.D. Arkansas
Decided June 18, 1997No. LR-C-97-309PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
STEPHEN M. REASONER, Chief Judge.
Appellant seeks review of the order of United States Bankruptcy Judge Mary Davies Scott, wherein Judge Scott disallowed one of appellant’s exemptions. Judge Scott determined that the appellant was not entitled to claim as exempt her interest in a certain pre-petition lawsuit referred to by the parties as the “Goodstein litigation.”
The appellant attempted to claim as exempt her interest in the Goodstein litigation by using the so-called “wild-card” exemption. 11 U.S.C. § 522(d)(5). That provision states that a debtor shall be entitled to “any property, not…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In Re Exec Tech PartnersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
3Cited by4 opinions
- Martin v. Sanford (In re Martin)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- In Re MartinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2003
- Burma Jean Martin v. Brian P. SanfordUnited States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- In Re MartinUnited States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit · 2002