Legal Opinion

Williamson v. Busconi

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 3, 1996No. 95-2311PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CYR, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Alan D. Williamson challenges a bankruptcy court ruling excluding evidence probative of the chapter 7 debtor-appellee Lewis J. Busconi’s putative intent to defraud Williamson in a substantial real estate transaction. In due course Williamson commenced an adversary proceeding in the bankruptcy court to except his claim from the chapter 7 discharge on the ground that the debt had been induced by fraud. See Bankruptcy Code § 523(a)(2)(A), 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A) (1994). Following careful review of the entire record, we conclude that the bankruptcy court abused its…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Felix RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
  2. Gail F. LUBANSKI, Etc., Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. COLECO INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  3. Duffy Petit v. FessendenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  4. Krenowsky v. Haining (In Re Haining)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 1990
  5. United States v. Cotto AponteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Palmacci v. UmpierrezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
  2. Aoki v. Atto Corp. (In Re Aoki)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2005
  3. Bronsdon v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (In Re Bronsdon)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2010
  4. MacK v. Mills (In Re Mills)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2006
  5. Risk v. Hunter (In re Hunter)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2015

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