Legal Opinion
Archer v. Warner
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 31, 2003No. 01-1418PublishedCited by 151 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
The Bankruptcy Code provides that a debt shall not be dischargeable in bankruptcy “to the extent” it is “for money ... obtained by ... false pretenses, a false representation, or actual fraud.” 11 U. S. C. § 523(a)(2)(A). Can this language cover a debt embodied in a settlement agreement that settled a creditor’s earlier claim “for money ... obtained by ... fraud”? In our view, the statute can cover such a debt, and we reverse a lower court judgment to the contrary.
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This case arises out of circumstances that we outline as follows: (1) A sues B seeking money that (A says) B obtained *317through…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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