In the Matter of Harold P. Walters and Patricia A. Walters, His Wife, Debtors v. United States National Bank in Johnstown

OPINION OP THE COURT

GIBBONS, Chief Judge:

The United States National Bank in Johnstown appeals from an order of the district court which permitted Harold P. Walters, a bankrupt, to avoid a judicial lien on his homestead pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1) for a debt which was non-dis-chargeable for fraud under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A). The bank, which holds the judgment, contends that the court erred in permitting a bankrupt whose debt was not dischargeable to claim the homestead exemption granted by Congress in 11 U.S.C. § 522(d). We affirm.

The bank holds a judicial lien under Pennsylvania law…