Legal Opinion
Bicknell v. Stanley (In Re Bicknell)
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided August 28, 1990No. TH90-13-C, Bankruptcy No. 88-01306TH, Adv. No. 88-0149PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON APPEAL FROM DECISION OF BANKRUPTCY COURT
McKINNEY, District Judge.
I. Introduction:
On its surface, this bankruptcy appeal presents an easy case to resolve. As will be seen, though, first impressions are often deceiving. The central issue is whether an agreed judgment entered into in state court by the debtors and the creditors in a pre-bankruptcy action should be given collateral estoppel effect in a bankruptcy dis-chargeability proceeding.
If the Court follows the standard announced by the Seventh Circuit in Kling-man v. Levinson, 831 F.2d 1292, 1297 (7th Cir.1987), the prior action…
2Cases cited63 opinions
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- Migra v. Warren City School District Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Kremer v. Chemical Construction Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Union National Bank of Marseilles v. Leigh (In Re Leigh)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994
- Katahn Associated, Inc. v. Wien (In Re Wien)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
- Olson v. United States Ex Rel. Department of Treasury (In Re Olson)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · 1994
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