Legal Opinion
In Re Paul W. Geiger, Debtor. Paul W. Geiger v. Margaret Kawaauhau and Solomon Kawaauhau
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 14, 1997No. 95-3913PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
This case raises the question whether a judgment debt resulting from a medical malpractice action is dischargeable in bankruptcy. The Kawaauhaus maintain that it is not, because it is a “debt ... for willful and malicious injury by the debtor,” which 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6) exempts from discharge. The bankruptcy court agreed with the Kawaauhaus, see In re Geiger, 172 B.R. 916 (Bahkr.E.D.Mo.1994), and the district court affirmed that judgment in an unpublished opinion. On further appeal, a unanimous panel of this court reversed, relying on Cassidy v.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Tinker v. ColwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- In Re Jesse H. Long, Debtor. Barclays American/business Credit, Inc. v. Jesse H. LongCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Betty L. Perkins and Harry A. Perkins v. Thomas L. ScharffeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- In Re Keith Alan Kline, Debtor. Ronald R. Holliday v. Keith Alan KlineCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
- Scharffe v. PerkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by139 opinions
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- Blocker v. PatchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
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