Legal Opinion
Brown v. Rust (In re Rust)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided May 6, 2014No. Bankruptcy No. 13-30543; Adversary No. 14-3001PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GREGORY R. SCHAAF, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issue before the Court is whether the Defendant owes the Plaintiff a debt that is nondischargeable pursuant to § 523(a)(8). The Plaintiff Francis Brown (“Brown”) cosigned a student loan at the request of the Defendant Debtor Crystal Rust (“Rust”). Rust defaulted on the loan and Brown ultimately satisfied the debt with the original lender. Brown filed suit against Rust in state court and obtained a default judgment. Brown now seeks a determination that this debt is nondis-chargeable under § 523(a)(8).
Brown moved for summary judgment…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- New Rock Asset Partners, L.P. v. Preferred Entity Advancements, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- In Re Virginia M. Pelkowski A/K/A Virginia M. Dodd, Debtor, Ohio Student Loan Commission, the Loan Servicing Center, James K. McNamara Esq., TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- In Re: Rajesh Mehta, Debtor. Boston University v. Rajesh MehtaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Murphy v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency & Educational Credit Management Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- Federal Land Bank v. TaggartOhio Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Hoffman v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In re Hoffman)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2016
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