Legal Opinion
Matter of Krahn
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided April 28, 1981No. 19-21591PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
HOWARD W. HILGENDORF, Bankruptcy Judge.
The question for decision is whether the debtors may reopen their bankruptcy case to avoid liens on exempt property under the provisions of Section 522(f) of the Bankruptcy Code. Section 522(f) provides as follows:(f) Notwithstanding any waiver of exemptions, the debtor may avoid the fixing of a lien on an interest of the debtor in property to the extent that such lien impairs an exemption to which the debtor would have been entitled under subsection (b) of this section, if such lien is—(1) a judicial lien; or(2) a nonpossessory,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Long v. BullardSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Long and Wife v. BullardSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- In Re AdkinsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 1980
- Holland v. CunliffMissouri Court of Appeals · 1902
- Miller v. Lykes Bros.-Ripley S. S. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Harold J. Hawkins and Eugenia B. Hawkins v. Landmark Finance Company, in Re Harold J. Hawkins and Eugenia B. Hawkins, DebtorsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Associates Financial Services v. Swanson (In Re Swanson)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 1981
- Bennett v. Commercial Credit Plan (In Re Bennett)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 1981
- Montney v. Beneficial Finance Co. (In Re Montney)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1982
- Baskins v. Household Finance Corp. (In Re Baskins)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1981
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