Legal Opinion
In Re: Elisabeth Scarborough, Debtor. Mark E. Fischer, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Elisabeth Scarborough, Appellant/cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1999No. 97-3788, 97-3789PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Mark E. Fischer filed an adversary complaint in Elisabeth Scarborough’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding, seeking to bar the discharge of a judgment debt he had obtained against Ms. Scarborough. Applying the collateral estoppel doctrine, the bankruptcy court ruled that the actual damages portion of the judgment was not dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6) (1994), but that the punitive damages portion was dischargeable. Ms. Scarborough appealed the nondischargeability of the actual damages and Mr. Fischer cross-appealed the dischargeability of the punitive damages to…
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