IN RE BELSOME

No. 05-30311.

434 F.3d 774 (2005)

In the Matter of Tessie BELSOME, Debtor. Tessie Belsome, Appellee, v. Karl Belsome, Ronald J. Hof, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Marrero, New Orleans, LA, for Tessie Belsome.

Claude C. Lightfoot, Jr., Metairie, LA, for Karl Belsome.

Before REAVLEY, GARZA and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.


BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns the classification of a school bus under the Louisiana statute that outlines exemptions available in a bankruptcy. Specifically, the question is whether a school bus is a tool or a motor vehicle under the state's exemption statute. Like the wheels on a bus, this issue has gone round and round the bankruptcy courts. For the reasons stated below, we hold that a school bus is a motor vehicle under Louisiana's exemption statute...

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