Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Andrea I. Reese, Also Known as Andrea I. Reece, Debtor-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 30, 1996No. 95-3778PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Section 523(a)(9) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that a discharge in bankruptcy of the debtor’s debts does not discharge a debt “for death or personal injury caused by the debtor’s operation of a motor vehicle if such operation was unlawful because the debtor was intoxicated from using alcohol, a drug, or another substance.” Andrea Reese was intoxicated on the day in 1988 that she collided with the Neals. They sued her in an Indiana state court and won a judgment for compensatory and punitive damages. After paying the award of compensatory damages, Reese filed for…
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