Legal Opinion
Rhodes v. Stewart (In Re Rhodes)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided September 22, 1981No. 380-03619, Adv. No. 381-0170PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
RUSSELL H. HIPPE, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter is before the court on the complaint of a debtor attacking the efficacy of legislation enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly denying residents of this state the right to claim the federal bankruptcy exemptions provided by 11 U.S.C. § 522(d). The pertinent provision of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 which ap pears to grant the states such authority is contained in subsection (b) of 11 U.S.C. § 522 which provides in its entirety:(b) Notwithstanding section 541 of this title, an individual debtor may exempt from property of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- In Re FordUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1980
- Gary GREENBLATT, Trustee, Appellant, v. Levy FORD, Jr., Appellee. in Re Levy FORD, Jr., DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by20 opinions
- J. Kenneth Rhodes, Debtor v. Larry Stewart, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- In re SullivanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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- In Re NeiheiselUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1983
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