Hancock v. Stockmens Bank & Trust Co.

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• holding that exemptions are affirmative defenses which debtor must assert and prove
• “We hold that the burden of proof was on Hancock, the party claiming the exemption, to establish the nature of the funds, and we affirm the judgment of the trial court because Hancock failed to establish the exempt nature of the funds.”

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