Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Alan D. HINGSON, Debtor-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 3, 1992No. 90-3426PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The appellant filed for bankruptcy, owing among other debts some $13,000 to his former mother-in-law, who claimed in the bankruptcy proceeding that the debt was not dischargeable because it was incurred to obtain money or other consideration by means of a fraud. 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A). Hingson denied the charge and also moved for an award of attorney’s fees under 11 U.S.C. § 523(d), which provides that if a creditor requests that a consumer debt be ruled nondischargeable, and it is discharged, the court shall award the debtor costs and a reasonable attorney’s fee “if…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pierce v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Szabo Food Service, Inc. v. Canteen CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Miller Brewing Company v. Brewery Workers Local Union No. 9, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Ruth Coates and Bennie Coates v. Tom BechtelCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Orville Taylor v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In Re: Rory Dean Hunt, Debtor. First Card v. Rory Dean Hunt J. Calvin HermansenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- In Re WilliamsBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Second Circuit · 1998
- Stine v. Flynn (In Re Stine)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Parker v. Grant (In Re Grant)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999
- Rice, Heitman & Davis, S.C. v. Sasse (In Re Sasse)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 2010
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