Legal Opinion
Bankr. L. Rep. P 67,851 in Re William O'Dell Spell, Bankrupt. Commissioner of Administrative Services v. William O'Dell Spell
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 16, 1981No. 574, Docket 80-5042PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Chief Judge:
William O’Dell Spell appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Ellen Bree Burns, J., affirming a ruling of bankruptcy judge Trevethan that Spell owed $10,123.29 to appellee Commissioner of Administrative Services for the State of Connecticut and that this debt had not been discharged by Spell’s bankruptcy. The only question on appeal is whether the dischargeability of Spell’s debt to the State should be determined by the law in effect on August 9, 1978, when Spell was discharged in bankruptcy, or by the law in effect on…
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- Royal Indemnity Co. v. CooperCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1928
- In the Matter or Lowell S. Fallick, Bankrupt-Appellant v. Harry KehrCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by21 opinions
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