Legal Opinion
Kevin P. Gerard v. Michael J. Gerard
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 12, 2015No. 14-1496PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Kevin and Margaret Gerard initiated this adversary proceeding seeking a judicial determination that the $281,000 interlocutory judgment they obtained against Michael Gerard for slander of title is precluded from discharge in bankruptcy under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). The bankruptcy court concluded that the interlocutory judgment was precluded from discharge and entered judgment for Kevin and Margaret. Michael appealed to the district court, and it affirmed the judgment of the bankruptcy court. We hold that these courts erred in concluding that the state court jury’s slander…
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