Legal Opinion
In Re Tappan
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York
Decided May 3, 2002No. 1-16-10714PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL L. BUCKI, Bankruptcy Judge.
Lois R. Tappan receives a monthly annuity payment of $418, pursuant to an annuity contract that an insurer had funded under the terms of a structured settlement of a personal injury claim. Fourteen years after accepting that settlement, Ms. Tappan filed the present petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Representing that the annuity constitutes almost half of her monthly income, Tappan claims an exemption for that interest. To this exemption, the trustee has filed a timely objection. For the reasons stated hereafter, this objection is…
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