Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Mettetal (In Re Mettetal)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided May 18, 1984No. Bankruptcy No. 3-82-01478, Adv. Nos. 3-83-0162, 3-83-0164PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CLIVE W. BARE, Bankruptcy Judge.
At issue is whether the debtor, Jerome Thomas Mettetal, a general contractor, owes to either the property owner with whom he contracted for construction of a building or to a supplier of materials on the project nondischargeable debts arising out of false pretenses, false representations, or actual fraud, 11 U.S.C.A. § 523(a)(2)(A) (1979), fraud or defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity, or embezzlement, 11 U.S.C.A. § 523(a)(4) (1979), or willful and malicious injury to property, 11 U.S.C.A. § 523(a)(6) (1979).
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The debtor filed his voluntary…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Neal v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- In Re Carl L. Pedrazzini and Camille Pedrazzini, Bankrupt. Jack C. Runnion v. Carl L. Pedrazzini and Camille PedrazziniCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Grand Piano & Furniture Co. v. Hodges (In Re Hodges)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · 1980
- Heinold Commodities & Securities, Inc. v. Hunt (In Re Hunt)District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1983
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3Cited by22 opinions
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