Legal Opinion
Harry Ritchie's Jewelers, Inc. v. Chlebowski (In Re Chlebowski)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon
Decided March 23, 2000No. 19-60414PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
FRANK R. ALLEY, III, Bankruptcy Judge.
Defendant, the debtor in the underlying chapter 7 case, disposed of collateral securing his debt to Plaintiff, contrary to the terms of the security agreement. Plaintiff claims in this adversary proceeding that the disposition constitutes a “willful and malicious injury” to its property interests, and is therefore excepted from discharge by 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). I find for the Plaintiff.
I. FACTS
Plaintiff is a jeweler, maintaining stores in Eugene, Oregon, and elsewhere. On March 31, 1997, Defendant entered into a “Retail Charge…
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