Legal Opinion
Metcalfe v. Waters (In Re Waters)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided October 14, 1999No. 19-21525PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JENNIE D. LATTA, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this adversary proceeding, the plaintiffs seek a determination that the debtor/defendant may not discharge a judgment awarded to them for punitive damages arising out of a legal malpractice case. The plaintiffs assert that the judgment is not dischargeable under any of three exceptions to discharge, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2), (4), or (6). Plaintiffs have moved for judgment on the pleadings or in the alternative, for summary judgment. The defendant has not filed a counter-motion, but agrees that there are no disputed issues of fact and thus that the…
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