Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Barry Woldman, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of Geraldine Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 19, 1996No. 93-3450PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Nye, a lawyer, referred a personal injury-case to Woldman, another lawyer, to try it, and the two agreed to share equally any attorney fees generated by the case. Wold-man settled the case, collecting a contingent fee of $45,000. But he gave Nye only $500, spent the rest on personal expenses, and declared bankruptcy. Nye assigned his claim for the balance of what he was owed, $22,000, to Johnson, who brought an adversary action in the bankruptcy court for a declaration that Woldman’s debt to her through Nye is nondischargeable because it is the result of the debtor’s…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Davis v. Aetna Acceptance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- In the Matter of Nancy S. Marchiando, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of State of Illinois, Department of the LotteryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Finley v. Marathon Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Meyer v. RigdonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Herst v. CharkAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
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3Cited by72 opinions
- In Re Michael Frain, Debtor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Kenneth A. Carr v. Cigna Securities, Inc., and Cigna Individual Financial Services Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Spinoso v. Heilman (In Re Heilman)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1999
- Deady v. Hanson (In Re Hanson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2010
- Rae v. Scarpello (In Re Scarpello)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2002
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