Legal Opinion
Drenttel v. Jensen-Carter (In Re Drenttel)
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 31, 2005No. 04-2335PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Mary Jo A. Jensen-Carter, the trustee in bankruptcy (trustee) for the estate of Bradley and Mary Drenttel, appeals the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s (BAP) reversal of the bankruptcy court, permitting the Drenttels to apply Minnesota’s statutory $200,000 homestead exemption to their residence located in Arizona. The trustee contends that the Minnesota exemption should not be given extraterritorial effect. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The facts are undisputed. The Drent-tels resided in Minnesota until June of 2003, when they sold their Minnesota residence and purchased a home in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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