Hylek v. Hylek

MAJOR, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff instituted this action to permanently enjoin defendant from collecting a judgment against him obtained by her in the Superior Court, Lake County, Indiana. The judgment was for support money awarded plaintiff’s children in connection with a divorce decree. Plaintiff, subsequent to the judgment, was granted a discharge in bankruptcy, the judgment being listed as a provable claim. From a judgment denying the injunction, plaintiff appealed.

The question for decision is whether the judgment is provable in bankruptcy and thereforc extinguished by plaintiff’s discharge.

T…