Legal Opinion
In Re Alexander
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided April 20, 1999No. 92,587PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶1 KAUGER, J.:
¶ 2 The question certified 1 is whether the $50,000 personal injury exemption enumerated in 31 O.S. Supp.1998 § 1(A)(21) 2 includes funds received before and/or after a petition in bankruptcy is filed. We find that although funds received and expended pre-petition do not exhaust the exemption for personal bodily injury awards, monies in excess of $50,000 received after filing bankruptcy accrue to the benefit of the bankruptcy estate.. FACTS
¶ 3 The debtors, Claude R. and La-Donna J. Alexander (debtors/Alexanders), filed bankruptcy on September 3, 1998. Fifteen years earlier — in…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Taylor v. Freeland & KronzSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- White v. StumpSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- In Re Donald Dean Walker, Debtor. Donald Dean Walker v. Kenneth G.M. Mather, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- In the Matter of Ronald and Marjorie Patterson, Debtors. Appeal of Abbotsford State BankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- City of Hugo v. State Ex Rel. Public Employees Relations BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
27 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re KaufmanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- Strong v. LaubachSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- Scrivner v. Mashburn (In Re Scrivner)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- Scrivner v. Mashburn (In Re Scrivner)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- Strong v. LaubachSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004