Legal Opinion
In Re David Rock Hudson, Debtor. Gregory Stackhouse and Esther Stackhouse v. David Rock Hudson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 27, 1988No. 87-3913PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Gregory and Esther Stackhouse appeal from the Ninth Circuit bankruptcy appellate panel (BAP) decision affirming the bankruptcy court’s grant of summary judg*1419ment in favor of David Rock Hudson (debt- or) holding that any judgment debt that might be entered in a pending suit for damages arising from drunk driving would be dischargeable. The dispositive issue on appeal is whether 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(9), requires that a creditor obtain judgment for damages against a debtor prior to the debt- or’s filing for bankruptcy as a prerequisite to having declared nondischargeable a…
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