Legal Opinion

In Re Mills

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida.

Decided January 16, 1985No. 19-10703PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER ON EXEMPTIONS

THOMAS C. BRITTON, Bankruptcy Judge.

The trustee’s objection (C.P. No. 6) to the debtor’s claimed exemption of an unliqui-dated tort action for personal injuries was heard on January 8. The objection is sustained and the exemption is denied. The trustee did not object to any other exemption claimed by the debtor.

In Tignor v. Parkinson, 729 F.2d 977 (4th Cir.1984), the bankruptcy debtor claimed an exemption for an unliquidated cause of action for personal injuries in a case governed by the present Bankruptcy Reform Act. The court noted that § 70a(5) of the former Bankruptcy…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Henry Clay Tignor v. William C. Parkinson, Jr., in Re Henry Clay Tignor, DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
  2. General Guaranty Insurance Co. of Fla. v. DaCostaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Sierra Switchboard Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  2. Suter v. GoedertDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2008
  3. Howe v. Richardson (In Re Howe)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 1999
  4. Schlossberg v. EpsteinCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1988
  5. In Re LeckUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1990

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