Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Gerald J. Ross, Also Known as Jerry Ross, Bankrupt. Gerald J. Ross
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 26, 1979No. 78-2309PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
VAN DUSEN, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal challenges a district court decision which reversed a bankruptcy judge’s order and granted summary judgment in favor of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. (MGM). The final district court order held that a debt of Gerald J. Ross to MGM was not dischargeable in bankruptcy, pursuant to § 17(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 35(a)(2), and that it would be improper to litigate this dischargeability issue since a prior decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 1 involving the same parties was dispositive of…
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3Cited by156 opinions
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- Fred Combs v. Alvin RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
- Leeb v. Guy (In Re Guy)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1988
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