Legal Opinion
Lebovitz v. Hagemeyer (In Re Lebovitz)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 30, 2007No. 06-8039PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES D. GREGG, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judge.
In this chapter 7 case, the Debtor appeals the bankruptcy court’s order granting the Trustee’s motion for turnover and sustaining the Trustee’s objection to the exemption claimed by the Debtor in five pieces of jewelry. The Debtor claims the jewelry is exempt as “necessary and proper wearing apparel” pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 26-2-104. For the reasons that follow, the bankruptcy court’s order is AFFIRMED.
I. ISSUE ON APPEAL
The issues in this appeal are (1) whether the Debtor’s jewelry constitutes “necessary and proper wearing…
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