The debtor was not entitled to claim an exemption in his car under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1556(4) because it was inoperable as of the petition date and was not being used to travel to work. Because the car was not exempt, the bank's lien could not be avoide

Debtors' motion to avoid a third deed of trust lien against their home is denied because there is some value in the property to partially secure the lien. The Sanders decision, interpreting Nobelman, permits wholly unsecured liens to be stripped off.

The court found the debtor to be a shareholder in a business and therefore entitled to receive a portion of the sale proceeds of the business. The co-owner's sale of the business without revealing the details to the debtor was a breach of fiduciary duty.

At trial, the plaintiff established the elements of § 523(a)(2)(A), including his justifiable reliance on the debtor's continuing misrepresentations about investment profits, inducing the plaintiff to continue to provide money to the debtor.

At trial, the court found the testimony of the creditor's appraiser to be more reliable and adopted that figure as the value of the real property securing the creditor's claim. The debtors were directed to amend their plan to account for that finding.

Summary judgment was denied on allegations that a creditor violated the automatic stay by obtaining a post-petition deed of trust and reaffirmation agreement. Fact questions existed as to whether retroactive stay relief was equitably justified.

Because the debtor could have claimed a valid exemption in certain garnished funds in state court, an intervening preferential transfer did not affect his ability to claim a personal property exemption in the recovered funds held by the trustee.

Joint debtors who co-own a vehicle that they both use to commute to and from work may each claim a tool-of-the-trade exemption in the vehicle under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2556(4), just as they may each claim a wildcard exemption under § 25-1552.

The court denied an objection to confirmation of a Chapter 13 plan made by a creditor who argued the plan was not proposed in good faith because the debtor could pay more. The debtor demonstrated the ability to fund the plan with little disposable income.

Debtors may claim a homestead exemption in a motor home moved to their real estate and used as temporary living quarters while they made improvements to a house located on the property. They demonstrated an intent to occupy the premises as their home.