In Re Peterson

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[W]e hold today that only the facts existing on the date of filing are relevant to determining whether a debtor qualifies for a claimed exemption.”
• “Peterson’s homestead exemption became fixed and vested on the date of filing. Peterson’s death, which occurred eight months after the date of filing, is irrelevant for determining his right to a homestead exemption.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

4 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re Glen H. Huebner, Debtor. Glen H. Huebner v. Farmers State Bank, Grafton, Iowa
  Eighth Circuit· 1993-02-26· cited 74×
• Osborne v. Dumoulin
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2011-02-03· cited 19×
• In re: James Wengerd v.
  Sixth Circuit· 2011-06-15
• Scott Jencks v. AgVantage FS
  Eighth Circuit· 2025-08-12

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• White v. Stump
  Supreme Court· 1924-11-24· cited 283×
• In Re Charles W. Graham, Debtor. Edward F. Samore, Trustee v. Charles W. Graham, Trustee of the Charles W. Graham, M.D. Ltd. Profit Sharing Plan Trust
  Eighth Circuit· 1984-01-20· cited 248×
• Norwest Bank Nebraska, N.A. v. Tveten
  Eighth Circuit· 1988-06-02· cited 101×
• Kenneth Maynard Hanson & Lucille Esther Hanson v. First National Bank in Brookings, a Corporation
  First Circuit· 1988-06-02· cited 71×
• Vuyanich v. Republic National Bank of Dallas
  Supreme Court· 1984-12-03· cited 64×
• Mansell v. Carroll
  Tenth Circuit· 1967-06-23· cited 40×
• Armstrong v. Peterson (In re Peterson)
  Eighth Circuit· 1990-03-01· cited 31×
• In Re Sivley
  E.D. Tennessee· 1981-10-28· cited 26×
• In Re Friedman
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1984-04-03· cited 23×
• Farmers State Bank v. Slaubaugh
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1985-04-30· cited 22×
• Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,985 in Re Steve and Jo Ann Stevens, Debtors v. Pike County Bank v. A.L. Tenney, Trustee
  Eighth Circuit· 1987-09-29· cited 19×
• Matter of Rivera
  M.D. Florida· 1980-07-23· cited 16×
• Young v. White
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1978-06-28· cited 14×
• In Re Brzezinski
  W.D. Wisconsin· 1985-07-25· cited 9×
• Patterson v. Abbotsford State Bank (In Re Patterson)
  W.D. Wisconsin· 1986-06-20· cited 8×
• Fandrich v. D & S Hydraulics Co. (In Re Fandrich)
  D. North Dakota· 1986-06-12· cited 4×
• In Re Werner
  W.D. Wisconsin· 1986-07-02· cited 4×