Legal Opinion
In Re Dobbins
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland
Decided April 7, 2000No. 19-12706PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION OVERRULING TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO DEBTOR’S EXEMPTIONS
JAMES F. SCHNEIDER, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issue in this case is whether a claim for sexual harassment may be exempted from the Chapter 7 debtor’s bankruptcy estate under Maryland’s personal injury exemption statute, Md. Cts. and Jud. Proc. Code Ann. § 11 — 504(b)(2). 1 The Chapter 7 trustee objected on that basis to the debt- or’s claimed exemption of $29,575 paid to her in settlement of a claim for sexual harassment brought against the debtor’s former employer.
FINDINGS OF FACT
On July 2, 1999, Vera Lynn Dobbins executed a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Curran v. PriceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1994
- In Re TaylorCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- In Re ButcherUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1995
- Niedermayer v. AdelmanDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1988
- Muhr v. PinoverCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
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