Matthews v. Lewis

OPINION OF THE COURT

The question presented by this case is whether assets received from a statutorily exempted source and placed by the recipient into his or her bank checking account lose their exempt status.

Movant Evelyn Matthews received a worker’s compensation payment in the amount of $146.78 and deposited same to her checking account on May 14, 1979, increasing her balance to $149.19. Movant wrote a check for $36.00, which was paid on May 18, 1979, which reduced her checking account balance to $113.19. In other words, is the sum of $113.19 exempt from execution because it represents the…