Legal Opinion
Hoff v. Carroll (In Re Carroll)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 14, 1992No. 19-30145PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION REGARDING DISCHARGEABILITY OF A DEBT PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4)
WILLIAM C. HILLMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Plaintiff, Charles J. Hoff (“Hoff”) requests that this Court except from discharge a debt that allegedly arose from the fraud or defalcation of the Defendant, John F. Carroll (“Carroll”) while he was acting in a fiduciary capacity. Carroll disputes the existence of either a debt or a fiduciary relationship between the parties.
Background
In 1989, Carroll was an partner at the law firm of Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster, P.C. (“RSB”). Carroll and RSB represented the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Gulf Petroleum, S.A. v. Luis G. Collazo, Trustee in BankruptcyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1963
- Kwiat v. DoucetteDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1987
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