Legal Opinion
Helfrich v. Thompson (In Re Thompson)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 17, 2001No. 00-8004PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOWARD, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judge.
The Defendant/Appellant herein appeals the bankruptcy court’s Order and Judgment that a debt alleged to be owed to the Plaintiff/Appellee is nondischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4). We reverse on the issue of whether a state court magistrate’s decision constituted a final judgment and was therefore entitled to preclusive effect, and remand for further proceedings.
I.ISSUES ON APPEAL
Whether the bankruptcy court erred in giving a state court magistrate’s decision preclusive effect in a dischargeability proceeding, and whether it made…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Moore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- In Re: Daniel Fordu, Debtor. Harold A. Corzin v. Julie A. ForduCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Wegner v. GrunewaldtCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- In Re: James A. Brady, Debtor. James A. Brady v. Donald T. McAllisterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by9 opinions
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