Legal Opinion
Arthur G. Muegler, Jr. v. David J. Bening Alfred W. Harre
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 24, 2005No. 03-15259PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Arthur G. Muegler, Jr., was found guilty in federal district court for committing intentional fraud under Missouri law. A jury awarded David J. Ben-ing and Alfred W. Harre (“Creditors”) compensatory and punitive damages. Muegler sought to discharge his debt to Creditors via bankruptcy proceedings in Arizona. Creditors filed a complaint, arguing that the debt owed to them by Mue-gler was procured by fraud and was thus nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A). Furthermore, Creditors argued, because the elements of fraud under Missouri law were identical to…
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