Legal Opinion
William Wagner v. United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 20, 2015No. 13-43PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNISH, Bankruptcy Judge.
This appeal is a cautionary tale about what should be common practice but, unfortunately, is not. Any financial agreement should be formalized by a written document prepared by a lawyer, particularly when the agreement involves loaning money to family or friends. In this ease, failure to do just that led to a bitter divide between a father and his son.
Debtor William Wagner, who is now known as William McDonough (“McDon-ough”), appeals a bankruptcy court order that both determined his debt to the plaintiff to be non-dischargeable and generally denied him a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- In Re Gerald T. BLACK and Denise B. Black, Debtors. Garth L. DRIGGS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gerald T. BLACK, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- In Re Guy Benny Brown, Debtor. Ronald D. Gullickson v. Guy Benny BrownCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Sunset Corner Properties, LC v. Mayoros (In re Mayoros)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 2017
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