Legal Opinion
Kuzminski v. Peterman (In Re Peterman)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 25, 1980No. 19-11238PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EMIL F. GOLDHABER, Bankruptcy Judge:
The legal problem confronting us arises from a complaint filed by the debtor’s former wife for a determination of the dis-chargeability of a debt included in her judgment for divorce which debt a state court judge has determined to be dischargeable. We conclude that, under the facts of this case, that determination is entitled to res judicata or collateral estoppel effect.
The facts of the instant case are as follows: 1
On November 7, 1979, a judgment for divorce was entered by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Mercer County, in the…
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- In re McMillanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by26 opinions
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