Legal Opinion
In re Willis
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided October 19, 1923No. 1954PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ATWETL, District Judge.
Stating the issue briefly, it is that the bankrupt desires that there be set aside to him, as exempt, certain fixtures used by him in the mercantile business.
Article 3785 of the Revised Statutes of Texas provides:
“The following property shall be reserved to every family, exempt from attachment or execution and every other species of forced sale for the payment of debts, except as hereinafter provided: * * *
“Subdivision 5. All tools, apparatus, and books, belonging to any trade or profession.”
The fixtures claimed by the bankrupt are:
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2Cases cited26 opinions
- Green v. RaymondTexas Supreme Court · 1882
- Grimes v. BryneSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1858
- Simmang v. Pennsylvania Fire Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1908
- Betz v. MaierCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1896
- Bequillard v. BartlettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1877
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Leonard Meritz and Paul D. Freed, Bankrupts v. Phil Palmer, Jr., TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- McMillan v. DeanCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1943