Giangrasso v. Butler (In Re Giangrasso)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
RUSSELL, Bankruptcy Judge:
The debtor appeals a determination of nondischargeability, under § 523(a)(2)(A) and § 523(a)(6) 1 for actual damages of $319,069 and punitive damages in the amount of $80,931 where the state court jury award did not identify which cause of action the award was based on. We AFFIRM the bankruptcy court’s finding that the actual damages of $319,069 are nondis-chargeable, and REVERSE the finding that the $80,931 in punitive damages are nondis-chargeable.
I. FACTS
Appellee Lillian A. Butler (“Mrs. Butler”) entrusted a coin collection, which consisted of numerous valuable…
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