Legal Opinion
Robert A. Mercer, Jr., Debtor v. Jason Monzack, Esquire
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 25, 1995No. 94-1346PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Robert A. Mercer, Jr., challenges a district court judgment affirming a bankruptcy court order disallowing most of Mercer’s exemption claim relating to a $50,000 settlement fund in a personal injury action. We affirm.
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BACKGROUND
After Mercer was injured in an automobile accident in January 1990, he sued for compensatory damages, then filed a chapter 7 petition while the lawsuit was still pending. His amended schedules of assets valued the personal injury claim at $40,000, and Schedule asserted related exemptions in the manner set out in the margin. 1 The chapter 7 trustee…
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