IN RE KOLICH

No. 02-1829.

328 F.3d 406 (2003)

In re: Dean Allen KOLICH; Michelle Rene Kolich, Debtors. Dean Allen Kolich; Michelle Rene Kolich, Appellees, v. Antioch Laurel Veterinary Hospital, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: May 2, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Y. DeCuyper, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.

David E. Pettyjohn, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellee.

Before LOKEN, BYE, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.


LOKEN, Chief Judge.

Section 522(f)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that the debtor may avoid most judicial liens "to the extent that such lien impairs an exemption to which the debtor would have been entitled." 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1). In this case, Chapter 7 debtors Dean and Michelle Kolich moved to avoid a judicial lien on their homestead held by Antioch Laurel Veterinary Hospital ("Antioch"). Applying the formula for determining when a lien impairs an exemption...

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