MATTER OF LEWIS

Bankruptcy No. 82-02912.

21 B.R. 926 (1982)

In the Matter of Virgil C. LEWIS, Debtor.

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama, S.D.

July 28, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack G. Davis, Birmingham, Ala., for debtor.

Mark H. Friedman, Birmingham, Ala., for Pizitz Dept. Store.

Milton G. Garrett, Birmingham, Ala., trustee.

Jack Rivers, Birmingham, Ala., U.S. trustee.


OPINION

STEPHEN B. COLEMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.

This case illustrates how ineffective theory can be in the practical application of the Code to a wage earners's need for prompt relief. When an employee finds his wages withheld by garnishment and his ability to support his family threatened, he seeks relief in bankruptcy in desperation. Proverbially, he has exhausted his remedies under state laws, which are in the main creditor oriented, and his lone hope lies...

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