Legal Opinion
Merrill v. Merrill (In Re Merrill)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 1, 2000No. BAP No. NO-00-023. Bankruptcy No. 99-01456. Adversary No. 99-0132PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McFEELEY, Chief Judge.
The Chapter 7 debtor, Stephen J. Merrill (“Debtor”) appeals a judgment of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (“bankruptcy court”) that excepted certain debts from discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4) and (5). 1 First, Debtor argues that the bankruptcy court erred when it found that it was collaterally estopped by a state appellate court judgment from reconsidering whether an account was established and governed by the Oklahoma Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (“UTMA”). Alternatively, the Debtor argues that the bankruptcy court…
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Miller v. Miller (In Re Miller)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Grant v. USA, Dept. of Ed. (In Re Grant)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2008
- Melquiades v. Hill (In Re Hill)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 2008
- Witaschek v. Sacramento County Bureau of Family Support (In Re Witaschek)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2002
- Custom Heating & Air, Inc. v. Andress (In Re Andress)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2006
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