E. Bruce Nangle v. Leroy Lauer

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

These are adversary proceedings arising out of the personal bankruptcy of Leroy J. Lauer, who was a general partner in Crossroads U.S.A. Limited II, a Missouri limited partnership. In October 1982, Lauer and Joseph Graves, the other general partner, purchased the interests of limited partners Harriet Nangle Rose, Timothy Nangle, and Ellen Nangle, financing the purchase with the proceeds of a loan to Crossroads from Mark Twain Bank (now U.S. Bank). The Nangle limited partners sued Lauer and U.S. Bank, seeking to prevent Lauer’s discharge in bankruptcy and to recover…