Frey v. Beach (In Re Beach)

ORDER

MERRITT S. DEITZ, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter stands before the court on the plaintiffs motion for summary judgment in a nondischargeability action, on the ground that there is no genuine issue of material fact which would justify a full trial. There have been made part of this record the depositions of the parties to an earlier personal injury action in state court which resulted in a judgment of $58,476.04 for this plaintiff against this defendant.

If summary judgment may be entered, it is with the support of the doctrine of collateral estoppel, a legal theory upon which this…