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Correll v. Union National Bank of Pittsburgh (In Re Correll)

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided October 4, 1989No. 19-70127PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WARREN W. BENTZ, Bankruptcy Judge.

Issue

The sole issue for determination in each of these adversary proceedings is whether, upon the facts of each case, repayment of educational loans would subject the debtor to “undue hardship” so as to entitle the debtor to be discharged from liability for the debt under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8)(B).

Discussion

The identical legal issue is to be resolved in each of these proceedings. We have, therefore, consolidated the resolution for reasons of efficiency, judicial economy and clarity.

Student loans are excepted from discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8),…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Marie Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  2. Bryant v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (In Re Bryant)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Conner v. Illinois State Scholarship Commission (In Re Conner)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
  4. Wegfehrt v. Ohio Student Loan Commission (In Re Wegfehrt)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1981
  5. Craig v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (In Re Craig)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1986

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. In Re Marjorie Jo Faish, Debtor. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Marjorie Jo FaishCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  2. In Re: Steven Lynn Hornsby Teresa Lynn Hornsby, Debtors. Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation v. Steven Lynn Hornsby Teresa Lynn HornsbyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  3. Hawkins v. Buena Vista College (In Re Hawkins)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 1995
  4. In Re WhiteUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1999
  5. Elmore v. Massachusetts Higher Education Assistance Corp. (In Re Elmore)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1999

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