Legal Opinion
In Re Alberto Obed Miera, Jr. Neil K. Johnson v. Alberto Obed Miera, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1991No. 90-5187PublishedCited by 217 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
Alberto Obed Miera, Jr., appeals from the district court’s 1 order holding that the compensatory and punitive portions of a state court judgment against him for battery were nondischargeable under section 523(a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code. 2 The bankruptcy court had applied collateral es-toppel to the state court judgment in finding the state judgment against Miera was nondischargeable because it arose from a “willful and malicious injury.” The bankruptcy judge held, however, that the punitive damages assessed against Miera were dischargeable under the “fresh start” policy of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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