Legal Opinion

United States v. Sumpter (In Re Sumpter)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided September 3, 1991No. 19-20418PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CORRECTED MEMORANDUM OPINION FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

ARTHUR J. SPECTOR, Bankruptcy Judge.

The United States of America (the government) sued for an order denying Jerry L. Sumpter (Mr. Sumpter) and Santina M. Sumpter (Mrs. Sumpter) their bankruptcy discharge or, alternatively, for an order determining that their debt to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is excepted from the discharge. The following constitute my findings of fact and conclusions of law pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 7052.

Statement of the Case

On September 27, 1989, the Sumpters filed their voluntary petition for…

2Cases cited77 opinions

  1. Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. In Re Seymour Chalik, Debtor. Seymour Chalik v. Harold D. Moorefield, Jr., TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  2. Nof v. Gannon (In Re Gannon)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1994
  3. Nisselson v. Wolfson (In Re Wolfson)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1992
  4. Ransier v. McFarland (In Re McFarland)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1994
  5. Buckstop Lure Co. v. Trost (In Re Trost)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 1994

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