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In Re Stewart

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah

Decided July 24, 1983No. 19-20494PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GLEN E. CLARK, Bankruptcy Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Debtors in these chapter 7 cases claim exemptions in wages earned but not paid on the filing dates of their petitions. Utah law, effective May 12, 1981, see 9A Utah Code Ann. §§ 78-23-1 to 78-23-15 (Utah Exemptions Act), prohibits Utah debtors from claiming exemptions under 11 U.S.C. § 522(d). Thus, debtors claim exemptions in wages under both state and federal law found in 7B Utah Code Ann. § 70B-5-105 and 15 U.S.C. §§ 1671-1677. See 11 U.S.C. § 522(b)(2)(A).

The trustee in each case objected to the claimed exemptions in wages…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Warren v. Taff (In Re Taff)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1981
  3. In the Matter of Edward G. Brissette, Gene Paul Master, Michael Anthony Simon, Bankrupts-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  4. In Re VaskoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1980
  5. In Re NeiheiselUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1983

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Lawrence v. Jahn (In Re Lawrence)District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1998
  2. In Re SandersUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · 1987
  3. United States v. WootenUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1952
  4. Coones v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1990
  5. In Re KerrUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1986

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