Legal Opinion

Marie Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided October 14, 1987No. 41, Docket 87-5013PublishedCited by 785 opinions

1Per curiam

Marie Brunner, pro se, appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Charles S. Haight, Judge, which held that it was error for the bankruptcy court to discharge her student loans based on “undue hardship,” 46 B.R. 752 (Bankr.D.C.N.Y.1985). We affirm.

While this court is obliged to accept the bankruptcy court’s undisturbed findings of fact unless they are clearly erroneous, it is not required to accept its conclusions as to the legal effect of those findings. Montco, Inc. v. Glatzer (In re Emergency Beacon Corp.), 665 F.2d 36, 40 (2d…

2Cases cited7 opinions

Brunner v. New York State Higher Education Services Corp. (In Re Brunner)District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
In Re Lois Adlman, Bankrupt. Bank of Pennsylvania v. Lois AdlmanCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
In the Matter of Queens Boulevard Wine & Liquor Corp., D/B/A Gold Star Wine & Liquor, Debtor-Appellee v. Anita Blum, Petitioner-Landlord-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
Bryant v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (In Re Bryant)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
North Dakota State Board of Higher Education v. Frech (In Re Frech)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1986

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3Cited by785 opinions

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In the Matter of Jerry L. Roberson, Debtor. Appeal of Illinois Student Assistance CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
In Re Marjorie Jo Faish, Debtor. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency v. Marjorie Jo FaishCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
In Re: Nanci Anne Long Debtor. Nanci Anne Long v. Educational Credit Management CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2003
In Re: Steven Lynn Hornsby Teresa Lynn Hornsby, Debtors. Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation v. Steven Lynn Hornsby Teresa Lynn HornsbyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998

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