Legal Opinion

Jay GREENBERG, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl SCHOOLS, Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 1, 1983No. 82-5701PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Per curiam

We AFFIRM on the basis of the district court opinion, 21 B.R. 1011 (1982). See Appendix.

APPENDIX

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA

JAY GREENBERG, Appellant, V. CARL SCHOOLS, Appellee. __/

CASE NO. 82-13-CIV-JWK

MEMORANDUM ORDER REVERSING FINAL JUDGMENT

This bankruptcy appeal presents an interesting and novel legal issue: whether an obligation arising out of an agreement entered into in full settlement of a civil action involving a bankrupt’s alleged fraud or defalcation is dischargeable in bankruptcy as an ordinary debt, or is an exception to discharge under the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. FlanaganDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1939
  2. Firemen's Fund Insurance v. Covino (In Re Covino)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1981
  3. Greenberg v. SchoolsDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1982
  4. Landgraf v. GriffithIndiana Court of Appeals · 1908

3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Fuller v. JohannessenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  2. United States v. John R. SpicerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
  3. Discount Home Center, Inc. v. Turner (In Re Turner)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1991
  4. Ed Schory & Sons, Inc. v. Francis (In Re Francis)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 1998
  5. Howard & Sons, Inc. v. Schmidt (In Re Schmidt)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1986

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