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In Re Miller

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York

Decided May 25, 1994No. 18-23620PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION ON TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO REDUCE DEBTORS’ AUTOMOBILE EXEMPTION TO $2,100

JEFFRY H. GALLET, Bankruptcy Judge.

THE MOTION

The debtors, husband and wife, each claim a motor vehicle exemption in the amount of $2,400 pursuant to § 282(1) of the New York State Debtor and Creditor Law in the same 1988 Toyota Camry, which is titled solely in the wife, for a total exemption of $4,800. The Chapter 7 trustee objects to the exemption arguing that § 282(1) provides only for the exemption of $2,400 and that such amount may not be aggregated in the case of joint debtors and that, in any event, the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. Bildisco & BildiscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Nobelman v. American Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. Parts and Electric Motors, Inc., an Illinois Corporation v. Sterling Electric, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Porter v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Coleman v. . BurrNew York Court of Appeals · 1883

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3Cited by10 opinions

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