United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit March 22, 2002, 01-6061WM (Eastern States Life Insurance v. Strauss (In Re Crawford))

KRESSEL, Bankruptcy Judge.

Eastern States brought an adversary proceeding against the defendants asserting that it was entitled to a portion of the annuity payments which the defendants were receiving pursuant to a personal injury settlement obtained by the debtor pre-

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petition.