Legal Opinion
In Re the Bible Speaks, Debtor. Elizabeth Dovydenas v. The Bible Speaks
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 9, 1989No. 88-1254PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
In this undue influence case, the defendant church, the Bible Speaks (TBS), appeals the district court’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s finding of liability. See The Bible Speaks v. Dovydenas, 81 B.R. 750 (D.Mass.1988) (TBS II); In re The Bible Speaks, 73 B.R. 848 (Bankr.D.Mass. 1987) (TBS I). The unique procedural history of the case was detailed by the district court.
TBS brought suit in Berkshire Superi- or Court [Massachusetts] against Elizabeth Dovydenas on April 14, 1986 seeking a declaratory judgment that it did not owe her any debt or liability and that it…
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