Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

In Re Langa

United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided July 21, 1998No. 19-80062PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LARRY L. LESSEN, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue before the Court is whether the proceeds of a sexual harassment settlement are exempt pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/12— 1001(h)(4), which allows exemptions for payments “on account of personal bodily injury of the debtor”.

The Debtors, Patrick James Langa and Tammy Lynn Langa, filed a petition pursuant to Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on October 3, 1990. In Schedule B — Personal Property, the Debtors listed the following-contingent and unliquidated claims:

1988 Personal Injury Claims, Tammy Lan-ga v. Kevin Bumgarner, Jefferson County Circuit Court,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Daley v. Datacom Systems Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1991
  2. In the Matter of Lifschultz Fast Freight Corporation, Debtor. Appeal of Bruce E. De Medici, Trustee for Lifschultz Fast Freight CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  3. King v. WebbDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1997
  4. In Re MarshallUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1997
  5. In Re CrawfordUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1994

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. In Re HansonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 1998
  2. Brown v. Stacy (In re Stacy)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1998
  3. In Re ChapmanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1998

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API