Legal Opinion
First National Bank of Mobile D/B/A Bankamericard/visa v. Harold Eugene Roddenberry and Jayne Hettie Roddenberry
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 1, 1983No. 81-7952PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal raises the important and timely issue of when liabilities resulting from abuse of bank credit cards are exempt from general discharge through bankruptcy proceedings. In Davison-Paxon Co. v. Caldwell, 115 F.2d 189 (5th Cir.1940), cert. denied, 313 U.S. 564, 61 S.Ct. 841, 85 L.Ed. 1523 (1941), a divided panel of the former Fifth Circuit concluded that the purchase of goods on credit, with an intentional concealment of insolvency at the time of purchase, was not exempt from general discharge. Upon reviewing the scope of Davison-Pax-on, we conclude that…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Williams v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Davison-Paxon Co. v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Bank of Miami v. Quintana (In Re Quintana)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1980
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3Cited by144 opinions
- In Re Amjad I. Eashai, Debtor. Citibank (South Dakota), N.A. v. Amjad I. EashaiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- In Re Terry Patrick Ward, Debtor, Manufacturer's Hanover Trust Company v. Terry Patrick WardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Citibank South Dakota, N.A. v. Dougherty (In Re Dougherty)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- Sears v. Faulk (In Re Faulk)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1986
- At&T Universal Card Services v. MercerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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