Legal Opinion
Wright v. Moffitt (In Re Moffitt)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
Decided April 22, 1992No. 19-30787PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
RANDOLPH F. WHELESS, Jr., Chief Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment seeking a judgment of non-dischargeability of certain debts. The primary issue in the case is whether an unauthorized payment by a Chapter 11 Trustee to himself for fees, who alleges he was acting in good faith, constitutes a non-dischargeable debt (a defalcation) within the meaning of 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4). There is also an issue of whether a sanction imposed on the debt- or after he filed this Chapter 7 case is or is not affected by the debtor’s discharge…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- In Re Gerald JOHNSON, Bankrupt, CARLISLE CASHWAY, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gerald JOHNSON, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. HerbstCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Wolf v. WeinsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Carey Lumber Company, a Corporation v. Thomas Hugh BellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Archer v. Archer (In Re Archer)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 2001
- Hollingsworth & Co. v. Nored (In Re Nored)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Mississippi · 2003
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