Legal Opinion

In Re Lenox

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada

Decided February 27, 1986No. 03-14817PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION and ORDER

ROBERT C. JONES, Bankruptcy Judge.

Debtors filed a Motion to Avoid Lien under Bankruptcy Code § 522(f)(1), alleging that the judgment lien of Pure Gro Company impairs their homestead exemption. Pure Gro objected, and after a hearing on August 29, 1985 and further briefing by the parties, the matter was submitted to the Court for decision.

The issue before the Court is whether each debtor in a joint petition may separately claim the Nevada homestead exemption of $90,000, thus providing a married couple with a $180,000 exemption. Debtors rely principally on Code § 522(m) 1 and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Oliver Reginald Cheeseman and Isabelle Cheeseman v. Erwin B. Nachman, in Re Oliver Reginald Cheeseman and Isabelle Cheeseman, DebtorsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
  2. Matter of HahnUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · 1980
  3. First National Bank of Mobile v. Alton A. NorrisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  4. In Re Lawrence Granger and Dixie Granger. Lawrence Eugene Granger and Dixie Lee Granger, Debtors-Appellants v. Ronald Watson, Trustee-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  5. John T. Mather Memorial Hospital of Port Jefferson, Inc. v. Frederick A. Pearl and Josephine PearlCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re RasmussenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2006
  2. Rowe v. Jackman (In Re Rowe)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  3. In re PaceUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2014
  4. Weinstein v. FoxNevada Supreme Court · 2013
  5. In Re LongmoreUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · 2001

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