In re Cheatham’s Empirical Analysis

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1. ““Generally speaking, all the trustee can do is to allot to the bankrupt the property exempt under the state law. Of course the action of the trustee in doing this may be excepted to, and the propriety of his action, either as to whether the exemption was lawful or whether too much or too little of the property of the bankrupt had been set apart, is open to final determination by the bankruptcy courts; but, after the property is set apart as exempt, neither the trustee nor the bankruptcy court has any further authority over it. So that here, while any controversy respecting the right to the homestead or as to whether too much or too little land was set apart as being worth more or less than $1,000 may be settled in this proceeding. * * * ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Gordon's Estate