Legal Opinion
Virginia v. Collins (In re Collins)
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1999No. 97-1580PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Herbert Collins was once a bail bondsman in Virginia. He and his wife filed for bankruptcy in 1990 and were released from all of them legally dischargeable debts. Thereafter, the Commonwealth of Virginia sought to collect on pre-bankrupt-*926cy judgments entered against Mr. Collins for forfeited bail bonds. Giving notice to the Commonwealth, the Collinses moved to reopen their bankruptcy case for a determination that the bail bond debt was dis-chargeable. The bankruptcy court held that the debt was discharged, and the district court affirmed. The Commonwealth…
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