In Re Black

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW WITH RESPECT TO CLAIMED EXEMPTION FOR PICKUP TRUCK

BRUCE A. CAMPBELL, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter is before the court for a determination of whether the debtor in this Chapter 13 proceeding may exempt the 1994 Ford pickup truck he uses as a self-employed building contractor. The truck has been claimed under Colo.Rev. Stat. § 13-54-102(1)© (2000) on Debtor’s schedule of exempt assets. The Standing Chapter 13 Trustee and a creditor have objected to the claim of exemption. The creditor also objected to confirmation of Debtor’s Chapter 13 plan.

The court…