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Kirkish v. Meritor Savings Bank (In Re Kirkish)

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan

Decided August 19, 1992No. 20-01223PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION GRANTING DISCHARGE TO PARENT/CO-MAKER OF STUDENT LOAN

LAURENCE E. HOWARD, Bankruptcy Judge.

This opinion embodies in written form the bench decision rendered on July 29, 1992, and for the reasons stated herein the Debtor’s obligation to Meritor Savings Bank is declared to be dischargeable.

An adversary proceeding was brought by the Plaintiff, James A. Kirkish, to determine under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8) the dis-chargeability of a parent/co-maker’s obligation on a note for a student loan. The Plaintiff also moves for entry of a default judgment because the Defendant, Meritor Savings Bank,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. In Re Weiner Merchant, Debtor. Andrews University v. Weiner MerchantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
  4. Washington v. Virginia State Education Assistance Authority (In Re Washington)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1984
  5. Boylen v. First National Bank of Akron (In Re Boylen)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1983

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. 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
  2. Karben v. Elsi (In Re Karben)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1996
  3. Palmer v. Student Loan Finance Corp. (In Re Palmer)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Dakota · 1993
  4. Kentucky Higher Educ. Assistance Auth. v. Norris (In Re Norris)District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1999
  5. Salter v. Educational Resources Institute, Inc. (In Re Salter)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1997

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