Legal Opinion
Congress Financial Corp. v. Levitan (In Re Levitan)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 14, 1985No. 8-17-72742PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION & ORDER
C. ALBERT PARENTE, Bankruptcy Judge.
On October 24, 1983 Congress Financial Corporation (the “creditor”) commenced an adversary proceeding seeking to bar discharge of a $254,000 debt owed to it by Leonard A. Levitan (the “debtor”). The creditor claims that the debt is nondis-chargeable pursuant to several provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 523 in that the debt arose out of the debtor’s 1) fraud or defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity (§ 523(a)(4)); 2) embezzlement (§ 523(a)(4)); 3) act of willful and malicious injury upon the creditor or its property (§ 523(a)(6)); 4) false…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Davis v. Aetna Acceptance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Semmes Motors, Inc., Suing on Behalf of Itself and Together With Ford Dealers Alliance, Inc., Etc. v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- Chapman v. Forsyth & LimerickSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- In the Matter of Ron C. Cross, Bankrupt. Murphy & Robinson Investment Company v. Ron C. CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by48 opinions
- In Re Jesse H. Long, Debtor. Barclays American/business Credit, Inc. v. Jesse H. LongCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- In the Matter of Robert P. Jordan, Debtor. Robert P. Jordan and Wesley Ann Jordan v. Southeast National BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Sears v. Faulk (In Re Faulk)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1986
- Schwalbe v. Gans (In Re Gans)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1987
- Farina v. Balzano (In Re Balzano)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1991
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