In re Haskin
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In Bankruptcy. On certificate from referee.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.
The law of Pennsylvania does not permit a debtor to claim 1ns exemption out of the money produced by a sale of his personal property. He may claim, cash or securities, if these form part of the assigned estate; and similarly, if chattels form part of the estate, his statutory right is to the property itself, and not to the fund that may be produced by its sale: Hammer v. Freese, 19 Pa. 255. When, therefore, the bankrupt and *790the trustee agreed that the bankrupt should retain household goods to the amount of $127.25, and that the balance of the $300 should be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Simonson v. SinsheimerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1899
- In re RichardDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1899
- Hammer v. FreeseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1852
- In re BrownDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1899
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- Freedman Bros. v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1911
- In re LongDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1902
- In re ManningDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1902
- In re Von KermDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1905
- In re DonaheyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1910
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