Legal Opinion

Van Zandt v. Mbunda (In Re Mbunda)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided December 14, 2012No. BAP NC-11-1653-MkHPa; Bankruptcy 10-34095; Adversary 10-03267PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARKELL, Bankruptcy Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Appellant Thomas Van Zandt (“Thomas”), as executor for the estate of Evaline Jeanne Malis (“Malis”), 1 sued debtor Wile- harda Kilian Mbunda (“Mbunda”) seeking to declare that a debt Mbunda owed to Malis’s probate estate was nondischargeable. The bankruptcy court initially dismissed without leave to amend all but one of Thomas’s claims for relief. At trial, the court granted Mbunda’s motion for a judgment on partial findings at the close of Thomas’s case, and entered judgment in favor of Mbunda. We AFFIRM:.

FACTS

Mbunda filed her chapter 7 2 bankruptcy case…

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