In Re Maynard’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “1. Debtors are joint debtors and this is a joint case. 2. Debtors filed their bankruptcy case on December 13, 2010. 3. The Debtors’ Amended Schedule B itemizing their personal property lists at paragraph 25 a 2006 Yamaha 4 wheel ATV. Schedule C lists Debtors’ exemptions, including an exemption in the 2006 Yamaha ATV claimed exempt as “Sporting Goods” pursuant to MCA §25-13-609(1). 4. The Trustee objected to Debtors’ claim of exemption under §25-13-609(1) on the grounds that the sporting goods exemption does not apply to an ATV. 5. Debtors responded to the Trustee’s objection asserting that, under the liberal construction of Montana exemption statutes provided at Article XIII, Section 5 of the Montana Constitution, and the plain language of § 25-13-609(1), their ATV should be exempt as a sporting good.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Holzapfel

2. “In interpreting a statute, we first look to the plain meaning of the words used. When the language of a statute is plain, unambiguous, direct and certain, the statute speaks for itself and no further interpretation is required.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Estate of Dower