Legal Opinion
In Re: Rajesh Mehta, Debtor. Boston University v. Rajesh Mehta
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 13, 2002No. 01-2586PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEE, Circuit Judge.
In this case of first impression, we are asked to decide if a student’s outstanding tuition balance at the university he was attending can be discharged in bankruptcy. Rajesh Mehta initiated a bankruptcy proceeding in which he attempted to discharge tuition and fees he owed to Boston University. The university opposed discharge arguing that the outstanding balance of Mehta’s tuition and fees constituted either a “loan” or a debt for an “educational benefit” under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8), and was therefore not dis-chargeable in bankruptcy. The district…
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