In Re Haga

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO DEBTOR’S CLAIM OF EXEMPTION

CLIVE W. BARE, Bankruptcy Judge.

I

At issue is the debtor’s claim to exemptions, 11 U.S.C.A. § 522(b)(1) (1979); Tenn. Code Ann. § 26-2-111 (1980). The facts may be summarized as follows.

On March 1, 1980, Mr. Haga was injured on the premises of Blanc and West Lumber Company, Inc., in Jefferson County, Tennessee. On December 22, 1980, Mr. Haga sued Blanc and West Lumber Company and Adrian Blanc in the Circuit Court for Jefferson County, Docket No. 6398. The complaint sought damages for personal injury, associated medical…