Legal Opinion
In Re Byron C. Lewis Irene Lewis, Debtors. Byron C. Lewis Irene Lewis v. Mitchell R. Scott
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1996No. 94-15516PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Debtors Byron C. and Irene Lewis appeal the bankruptcy appellate panel’s order affirming the bankruptcy court’s decision that the Lewises’ debt to Mitchell R. Scott was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523. The Lewises argue that their debt to Scott was dischargeable because they were not fiduciaries to Scott under Arizona law, and because they did not commit defalcation. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158(d), and we affirm.
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BACKGROUND
On November 20, 1989, Byron and Irene Lewis signed a partnership agreement with Mitchell Scott to sell Indian arts and crafts…
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