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Stornawaye Fin. Corp. v. Hill (In re Hill)

Stornawaye Fin. Corp. v. Hill (In re Hill)

Ruling
Debtor could claim homestead exemption in property voluntarily returned to the estate.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff sued defendant chapter 7 debtor, objecting to a claimed homestead exemption. The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit disagreed with the lower court decision that capped the claimed exemption, holding that 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(g) was limited to property that the trustee recovered. Since the property at issue had been reconveyed by a creditor's action, § 522(g) did not apply. The creditor appealed.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 01, 2009 , LexisNexis #0509-028