Legal Opinion
Bender v. Tobman (In Re Tobman)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 14, 1989No. 19-22394PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON MOTION AND CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BURTON R. LIFLAND, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
The discharge provisions of the Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”) were intended to give an honest debtor a fresh start “unhampered by the pressure and discouragement of preexisting debt.” Lines v. Frederick, 400 U.S. 18, 19, 91 S.Ct. 113, 113-14, 27 L.Ed.2d 124 (1970); Combs v. Richardson, 838 F.2d 112, 116 (4th Cir.1988). However, when a debtor has engaged in unwholesome conduct, he becomes ineligible for entitlement to the “fresh start” desideratum. Congress, therefore, created various…
2Cases cited51 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 68,272 Gail Spilman v. Darryl M. HarleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by14 opinions
- In Re Louis S. St. Laurent, Ii, Debtors. Louis S. St. Laurent, II v. William J. Ambrose and Patty A. AmbroseCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Brill v. Dvorak (In Re Dvorak)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
- Bender v. Tobman (In Re Tobman)District Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- Cablevision Systems Corp. v. Cohen (In Re Cohen)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1990
- Gnidovec v. Alwan (In Re Alwan Bros.)United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · 1989
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