Legal Opinion

In Re Johnson

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York

Decided October 25, 2000No. 1-19-10159PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MICHAEL J. KAPLAN, Bankruptcy Judge.

Following closely on the heels of this Court’s decision in In re Lowe, 252 B.R. 614 (Bankr.W.D.N.Y.2000), holding a particular profit sharing fund non-exempt, comes another exemption question that appears to be, like Lowe, a matter of first impression. The Court is asked whether funds that many thousands of people have in trust under the “Deferred Compensation Plan for Employees of the State of New York and Other Participating Public Jurisdictions” are exempt property in a bankruptcy case of one such person. Debtor’s counsel believes that 20% of all…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hawley v. JamesCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1836
  2. Williams v. . ThornNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  3. Graff v. . BonnettNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
  4. Schenck v. . BarnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
  5. In Re LoweUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 2000

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re MaurerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 2001
  2. In Re RuppUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 2008
  3. In Re StruebingUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 2000
  4. In re JohnsonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 2001
  5. In Re JohnsonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 2001

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