Legal Opinion
In Re James S. Nance, Bankrupt. Appeal of Coolidge Bank and Trust Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 13, 1977No. 76-1541PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Coolidge Bank and Trust Co. (the bank) petitioned the bankruptcy judge to have a debt of the bankrupt, James S. Nance, declared non-dischargeable. After an evidentiary hearing, the bankruptcy judge determined that the bankrupt had willfully and maliciously converted $24,000.09 which was the property of the bank, and that the bankrupt’s liability to the bank for this amount was a non-dischargeable debt under section 17(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 35(a)(2). 1 Nance appealed this ruling to the district court, which reversed on the ground that the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Davis v. Aetna Acceptance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Tinker v. ColwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- McIntyre v. KavanaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- In the Matter of Larry Eugene Bennett. Larry Eugene Bennett v. W. T. Grant CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- E. J. Den Haerynck v. Clarence Stewart ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Vincent HaleCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
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