Legal Opinion

Hanson v. Cassidy (In re Cassidy)

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided January 10, 2019No. Case No. 18-60196; Adv. P. No. 18-06010Published

1Opinion of the Court

Rebecca B. Connelly, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

The matter before the Court is Pat Hanson's motion for summary judgment on her complaint to except her debt from Steven Conway Cassidy's discharge. For the following reasons, the Court grants the motion for summary judgment.

On February 2, 2018, Mr. Cassidy filed his chapter 7 petition in this Court. Two months later, Ms. Hanson initiated this adversary complaint seeking to have the debt owed to her declared non-dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). Mr. Cassidy answered the complaint denying that the debt meets the elements of section…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Allen v. McCurrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Taylor v. SturgellSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
  4. Kawaauhau v. GeigerSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  5. News & Observer Publishing Co. v. Raleigh-Durham Airport AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010

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