Legal Opinion
Blocker v. Patch
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 29, 2008No. 07-1003PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Denise Patch appeals the judgment of the Eighth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP). A divided BAP affirmed the bankruptcy court’s sua sponte entry of summary judgment in favor of Bryan Blocker, Trustee for the heirs and next of kin of Dillon Blocker, concluding that Patch’s unliquidated debt, owed to Blocker, is nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). Because we conclude that Patch’s debt is dischargeable as a matter of law, we reverse.
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This bankruptcy dispute is the product of the extremely tragic death of Patch’s and Blocker’s three-year old son, Dillon,…
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