In Re Wheeler’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The fact that certain items are found in many or most homes does not automatically qualify those items for household goods status. Neither does the fact that a debtor may use those items in the debtor’s household or personal activities. Rather, a factual determination must be made on a case-by-case basis. This Court adopts the “household goods” definition found in In re Barnes, 117 B.R. 842 (D.Md.1990). In that ease, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland defined “household goods” as “items of personal property reasonably necessary for the day-to-day existence of people in the context of their homes.” 4”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Keeton