Legal Opinion
In Re Forti
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland
Decided August 14, 1998No. 19-10733PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION SUSTAINING, IN PART, TRUSTEE’S OBJECTIONS TO DEBTORS’ CLAIMS OF EXEMPT PROPERTY
E. STEPHEN DERBY, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. ISSUES.
Before the court is the Chapter 7 Trustee’s objection to the exemptions claimed by Michael and Geraldine Forti, the Debtors, as twice amended. The issues are whether Debtors may exempt property by claiming its value as zero or by asserting its value is unknown.
II. FACTS.
Debtors filed a voluntary joint petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on July 17, 1996. On Schedule C, as amended, Debtors claim, inter alia, the following…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Taylor v. Freeland & KronzSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 76,098 in Re Lois Imogene Green, A/K/A Imogene Mason Green, Debtor. Robert Allen v. Lois Imogene Green, A/K/A Imogene Mason GreenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Addison v. ReavisDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1993
- K. Dale Wissman, Sheryll Wissman v. Pittsburgh National BankCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- In Re Linda B. WILLIAMS, Debtor. Linda B. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gordon P. PEYTON, Trustee, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
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