In Re Siegmann
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
1Opinion of the Court
LAVENDER, Justice:
The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma has certified the following question to this Court pursuant to the Oklahoma Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act:1
Does the term “tools, apparatus ... used in any trade_” as used in Okla. Stat.Ann. tit. 31, § l.A.6. (West Supp. 1987) include all types of equipment, regardless of size, source of power, mobility, value or mode of operation, needed by a person in pursuit of a trade?
Accompanying the question the bankruptcy court has certified the following findings of fact:
The debtor owns a 1979 Ford…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Finerty v. First Nat. Bank of DuncanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
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- In Re CurrieDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1983
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