Legal Opinion

Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. v. Kearney Chemicals, Inc.

District Court, D. Delaware

Decided March 30, 1979No. Bk. 77-222PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

LATCHUM, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Bankruptcy Judge in a Chapter XI arrangement proceeding dismissing a complaint seeking a determination that a particular debt is nondischargeable. 1 The plaintiff-appellant is Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company (the “plaintiff”). The complaint alleges that the defendant-debtor, Kearney Chemicals, Inc. (“Kearney Chemicals”), is indebted to the plaintiff for willful and malicious injury to its property, and that under § 17(a)(8) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 35(a)(8), 2 that debt is nondischargeable. Specifically, the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Calbom v. KnudtzonWashington Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Scott v. PlanteCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
  5. Felsen v. Sol Cafe Manufacturing Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1969

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Ethyl Corp. v. BalterDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
  2. In Re Charles Barry Rahm, Bankrupt. Ronald E. Gregg v. Charles Barry RahmCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  3. Hill v. DerDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1981
  4. LaSalle National Bank v. PerelmanDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 2000
  5. Blackman v. Gaebler (In Re Gaebler)District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988

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