Legal Opinion
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. McCraney (In Re McCraney)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama
Decided July 11, 1986No. 15-04841PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLIFFORD FULFORD, Bankruptcy Judge.
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company and Hartford Fire Insurance Company (hereinafter “Hartford”) seek to except their judgment for an agency balance of $22,425.11 against the Debtor, Harold Britt McCraney, from his discharge under Section 523(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code. That section provides:
A discharge ... does not discharge an individual debtor from any debt—
[[Image here]](4) for fraud or defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity, embezzlement, or larceny[.]
Hartford acknowledges that its contract with McCraney did not create a fiduciary…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Davis v. Aetna Acceptance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,935 Vance L. Ragsdale v. John Frederick Haller AKA Fred HallerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- VIDAL v. Girard's ExecutorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1844
- In the Matter of Simon Angelle, D/B/A Angelle's Lumber Co., Bankrupts. Simon Angelle v. Dr. Kenneth P. ReedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Leeb v. Guy (In Re Guy)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1988
- NesSmith Electric Co. v. Kelley (In Re Kelley)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1988
- 17 Collier bankr.cas.2d 143, Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,828 in Re Robert E. Short and Dolores J. Short. David E. Lewis and Susan Lewis, Husband and Wife v. Robert E. Short and Dolores J. Short, Husband and WifeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Eavenson v. RameyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1999
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