Legal Opinion

In re Haskin

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided June 17, 1901No. 843PublishedCited by 9 opinions

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

  1. Simonson v. SinsheimerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1899
  2. In re RichardDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1899
  3. Hammer v. FreeseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1852
  4. In re BrownDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1899

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Freedman Bros. v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1911
  2. In re LongDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1902
  3. In re ManningDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1902
  4. In re Von KermDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1905
  5. In re DonaheyDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1910

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