Legal Opinion
In Re Keith WALKER, Debtor. Frank B. HOPE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Keith WALKER, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 30, 1995No. 94-8768PublishedCited by 251 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we decide whether an employer’s failure to obtain statutorily required workers’ compensation insurance constitutes a willful and malicious injury under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). The district court held that such failure was not a willful and malicious injury; thus, the employer’s resulting debt to an injured employee was dischargeable in bankruptcy. We AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
Debtor-appellee Keith Walker hired creditor-appellant Frank Hope to perform construction work on a house. . In the course of his employment, Hope fell from a height of eight feet and broke…
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