Henry Clay Tignor v. William C. Parkinson, Jr., in Re Henry Clay Tignor, Debtor

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• holding that an unliquidated personal injury claim was estate property notwithstanding that the claim was nontransferable under Virginia law
• concluding that trustee failed to establish prejudice to creditors warranting denial of exemption, notwithstanding the fact that trustee incurred legal fees and costs to obtain proceeds of personal injury claim for estate
• noting that Virginia’s policy on a personal injury exemption should reflect the intent of § 8.01-26
• holding that “[t]he debtor’s claims for injuries to the person, whether unliquidated as when the petition was filed, or settled as occurred during the proceeding, are thus property of the bankrupt estate as of the commencement of the case.”
• interpreting the scope of § 541 as “broad. It includes all kinds of property, including tangible or intangible property, causes of action.... ”
• discussing former Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 110(a), the predecessor to Rule 1009(a)

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