In Re Miller
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
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…
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