Legal Opinion
Matter of Lamping
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided February 11, 1981No. 19-20874PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD W. HILGENDORF, Bankruptcy Judge.
The question for decision is whether the debtors have a $1,200 exemption in an automobile, or the proceeds of sale, where the lien exceeds the value of the automobile but is not valid against the trustee because it was not properly perfected.
The automobile exemption under the Bankruptcy Code is found in Section 522(d)(2) which provides:
The following property may be exempted under subsection (b)(1) of this section:(1) ...(2) The debtor’s interest not to exceed $1,200 in value in one motor vehicle.
It should be noted that the automobile exemption under the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re FordUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1980
- Sioux Falls Veterans Administration Employees Federal Credit Union v. Van Gorkom (In Re Van Gorkom)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Dakota · 1980
- In Re MorganUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980
- Styler v. Local Loan Financial Services (In Re Lanctot)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1980
- In Re FoxDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1936
3Cited by19 opinions
- In Re DipalmaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982
- Kepler v. Weis (In Re Weis)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1988
- Alu v. State, Department of Taxation & FinanceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1984
- Huebner v. Trapp (In Re Huebner)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1982
- Evingham v. Trucking Affiliates of Central New York Credit Union (In Re Evingham)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 1983
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