Legal Opinion
Salem Bend Condominium Ass'n v. Bullock-Williams (In Re Bullock-Williams)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 3, 1998No. BAP 97-8111PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Salem Bend Condominium Association appeals the decision of the bankruptcy court dismissing its dischargeability complaint under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). In light of the Supreme Court’s holding in Kawaauhau v. Geiger, _ U.S. _, 118 S.Ct. 974, _ L.Ed.2d _ (1998), that the intent required for willful and malicious injury is the intent to cause the resultant harm, we affirm.
I.ISSUES ON APPEAL
Whether the breach of a contractual obligation to pay condominium fees constitutes willful and malicious injury for purposes of 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6).
II.JURISDICTION AND STANDARD OF REVIEW
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kawaauhau v. GeigerSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- James P. Wheeler and Sheila N. Wheeler v. A. David LaudaniCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Betty L. Perkins and Harry A. Perkins v. Thomas L. ScharffeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Scharffe v. PerkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Philip R. Joelson v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by26 opinions
- In Re: Seymour Markowitz, Debtor. Seymour Markowitz v. Carolyn CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Steier v. BestCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004
- McAlister v. Slosberg (In Re Slosberg)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1998
- Spring Works, Inc. v. Sarff (In Re Sarff)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Schafer v. Rapp (In Re Rapp)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 2007
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