Legal Opinion
In Re Richard Arthur Comer, Debtor. Elaine F. Comer v. Richard Arthur Comer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1984No. 83-1888PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by a debtor, Richard Comer, arising from the judgment of the bankruptcy court. The bankruptcy court determined that a judgment debt which Elaine Comer, Richard Comer’s former wife, had obtained in the state courts was nondischargeable, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5), 1 and excluded Richard’s evidence attacking the validity and extent of his obligation to Elaine as irrelevant to its determination of dischargeability. We affirm.
FACTS
Richard Comer and Elaine Comer are former husband and wife. In 1967, while residents of New York, they executed a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- In Re John Houtman and Gladys Irene Houtman, Bankrupts. John Houtman and Gladys Irene Houtman v. Edgar F. Mann and Edna M. Mann, Creditors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- McKesson Drug Co. v. MarcusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Comer v. Comer (In Re Comer)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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- Christensen v. Tucson Estates, Inc. (In re Tucson Estates, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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