Legal Opinion
Davis v. Davis
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided March 20, 1979No. 51198PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Justice:
The single issue before us is whether husband’s decree-imposed obligation to pay a debt jointly incurred by the spouses during their matrimony was effectively discharged in bankruptcy or constituted non-dischargeable “spousal support liability”.
The obligation in question, tersely described in the divorce decree as “two notes at Security National Bank & Trust Company of Norman”, is referred to in wife’s application for contempt citation as jointly incurred indebtedness of $2,500.00.
The terms of 11 U.S.C. § 35(a)7 (1970) [in effect at the time of husband’s bankruptcy proceeding]…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- De Sylva v. BallentineSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Hill v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- In the Matter of Roy Stewart Nunnally, Bankrupt. Mary Elizabeth Nunnally, Appellant-Cross v. Roy Stewart Nunnally, Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- In the Matter of Floyd Raymond Woods, Bankrupt. Appeal of Judith Jean Crabb, ObjectingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Lineberry v. Lineberry (In Re Lineberry)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1981
- Hough v. HoughSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2004
- Williams v. Williams (In Re Williams)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1984
- Norris v. NorrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
- Robinson v. McDanelSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1990
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