Legal Opinion
In Re Mahony
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided September 4, 2007No. 19-40609PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER SUSTAINING TRUSTEE’S OBJECTIONS TO EXEMPTIONS
ARTHUR B. FEDERMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
In each of these separate Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases, the Debtors sought to claim exemptions in contingent and unliq-uidated personal injury lawsuits pursuant to § 513.427 of the Missouri Statutes 1 and a well-established line of case law in Missouri. The Chapter 7 trustee objected in both cases, based on the Eighth Circuit’s recent decision in In re Benn. 2 This is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(B) over which the Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334(b), 157(a), and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Scarlett v. BarnesDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1990
- In Re MitchellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · 1987
- In Re WilliamsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 2003
3Cited by5 opinions
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