Legal Opinion

Mercantile Bank of Arkansas, N.A. v. Speers (In Re Speers)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas

Decided February 2, 2000No. Bankruptcy No. 99-41105M. Adversary No. 99-4126PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES G. MIXON, Chief Judge.

On March 5, 1999, Paul Edward Speers (“Debtor”) filed a voluntary petition for relief under the provisions of chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. On July 29, 1999, Mercantile Bank of Arkansas, N.A. (“Bank”) filed a complaint to determine dischargeability of a debt owed to the Bank in the sum of $40,367.36. The Bank alleged that the debt resulted from a willful and malicious injury committed by the Debtor and that the debt is thus nondis-chargeable under the provisions of 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6).

The matter was heard in Little Rock, Arkansas, on…

2Cases cited15 opinions

Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
In Re Jesse H. Long, Debtor. Barclays American/business Credit, Inc. v. Jesse H. LongCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
In Re Alberto Obed Miera, Jr. Neil K. Johnson v. Alberto Obed Miera, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
In Re: Elisabeth Scarborough, Debtor. Mark E. Fischer, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Elisabeth Scarborough, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,593 Ford Motor Credit Company, a Delaware Corporation v. William B. OwensCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987

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3Cited by10 opinions

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