Legal Opinion
America First Credit Union v. Gagle (In Re Gagle)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah
Decided February 8, 1999No. 19-21179PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
JUDITH A. BOULDEN, Bankruptcy Judge.
A $30,000 customized truck was intentionally destroyed by the debtor when, in need of cash, he sold off the truck’s parts until nothing of the truck remained. Yet the debtor always intended to, and in fact did, make loan payments to the creditor that had a perfected security interest in the truck, despite the fact the truck had been destroyed. Under these circumstances, did the debtor wilfully and maliciously injure the creditor or its property so that the amount owed to the creditor is nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)? The…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Kawaauhau v. GeigerSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Field v. MansSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Davis v. Aetna Acceptance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Cohen v. De La CruzSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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3Cited by30 opinions
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