Legal Opinion
Vaughan v. Murray (In Re Murray)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 16, 1990No. 19-30924PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
HAL J. BONNEY, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the complaint of John and Mary Vaughan, f/t/a Beach Pedaler, (Vaughans) to determine, under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6), the dis-chargeability of the debt of Robert and Patricia Murray, (debtors). The issues are straightforward:
1.) Was there a conversion of the Vaughans’ property by the debtors and, if so, was the conversion willful and malicious?
2.) May the debtors excuse their actions by pleading advice of counsel? After hearing arguments, the Court took the matter under advisement and permitted counsel to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Tinker v. ColwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Gleason v. ThawSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Sweet v. Ritter Finance CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1967
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company v. Roland C. Vaughn, and Gladys G. Vaughn, in Re Roland C. Vaughn and Gladys G. Vaughn A/K/A Gladys Murray, Debtors. Gladys G. Vaughn, A/K/A Gladys Murray Anigroeg Services, Inc. Nucleus Construction, and Roland C. Vaughn v. W. Alan Smith, Jr., Trustee, Gladys C. Vaughn, A/K/A Gladys Murray, and Roland C. Vaughn v. W. Alan Smith, Jr., Trustee Sherwood S. Day, Trustee St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- United Bank of Southgate v. NelsonDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1983
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Haeske v. Arlington (In Re Arlington)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996
- Southeast Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church v. Gotwald (In re Gotwald)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2013
- Marx v. Reeds (In Re Reeds)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1992
- Traditional Industries, Inc. v. Ketaner (In Re Ketaner)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1992
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