In Re Laube

MEMORANDUM DECISION

ROBERT D. MARTIN, Chief Judge.

This case presents an issue of first impression: whether a semi truck cab qualifies as an exempt homestead under Wis. Stat. § 815.20(1). The debtor, Shirl John Laube, Jr. (“Laube”) has been an over-the-road truck driver employed by A & H Inc. in Footville, Wisconsin for 26 years. Laube owns a 1988 Kenworth Aerodyne Tractor. It is 250 inches long and is equipped with a sleeper berth which contains a bunk bed, refrigerator, television, radio, heater and air conditioning. It does not have a bathroom or cooking facilities.

Each Monday, Laube sets…