Legal Opinion
Fred Combs v. Alvin Richardson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1988No. 86-2165PublishedCited by 203 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
This case addresses the preclusive effect of a civil jury verdict in subsequent bankruptcy proceedings. Alvin Richardson won a jury verdict in a diversity tort action against Fred Combs for assault. In a subsequent bankruptcy proceeding, the bankruptcy judge concluded that the jury verdict prevented Combs from relitigating the issue of whether the tort judgment arose from a willful and malicious injury and that the debt was therefore nondischargeable in bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6), 40 B.R. 148. The district court affirmed, and Combs appeals.
We hold that the…
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