Legal Opinion
In Re Musgrove
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided January 2, 1981No. 19-60462PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
H. CLYDE PEARSON, Bankruptcy Judge.
The chief issue here is the debtor’s exemption rights to a personal injury claim against employer Norfolk and Western Railway Co. (N & W) under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq. Also at issue is exempt wages.
The facts are virtually without dispute and are as follows: Bruce Akers Musgrove (Debtor) sustained an injury to his left arm while in the course of his employment as a brakeman for the N & W on April 29, 1978. After sustaining a loss of earnings as well as a loss of employer contributions to a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- City of Richmond v. HanesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
- Ruebush v. FunkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1933
- In Re SchmelzerDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1972
- In Re AndersonDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1972
3Cited by13 opinions
- Community Hospital of Roanoke Valley, Inc. v. Musser (In Re Musser)District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1982
- Matter of YoungUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1988
- Schlossberg v. EpsteinCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- In Re SidebothamUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- In Re GeisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1986
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