Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit March 16, 1994, 93-7266 (In the Matter of James A. Maddox, Debtors. Tower Loan of Mississippi, Inc. v. James A. Maddox, Jr., and Harold J. Barkley, Jr., Trustee)

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

Today we address two questions arising under the Bankruptcy Code: (1) Whether the recent Supreme Court case of

Owen v.

Owen

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has overruled our holding and method in

Matter of McManus

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and the line of cases following it, so that a debtor may now avoid a nonpossessory, nonpurchase-money lien un

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der § 522(f)

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on property exempt from seizure under state law, even