McGuire v. Landmark Financial Services

ORDER

FITZPATRICK, District Judge.

The issue before the court in this appeal from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Athens Division, is whether, under the Georgia bankruptcy exemption statute, Debtor/Ap-pellee can exempt the entirety of a stereo system valued at $600.00. Upon Debtor’s Motion to Avoid Lien, the bankruptcy judge allowed Debtor to exempt $200.00 of the stereo’s value under O.C.G.A. § 44-13-100(a)(4) as a household furnishing1 and the remaining $400.00 in value under the “catch all” provisions of subsection (a)(6).2 After a careful review of the…