Legal Opinion
Matter of Bruno
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided September 12, 1986No. 19-02002PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DISMISSING CHAPTER 7 PROCEEDINGS AS A “SUBSTANTIAL ABUSE” OF THAT CHAPTER WITHIN THE MEANING OF § 707(b) OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE
DENNIS J. STEWART, Chief Judge.
The debtor in these chapter 7 proceedings was recently convicted in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri, of the second degree murder of his wife, Joyce Bruno. He has filed in the bankruptcy court a petition for relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code in which, in substance, he seeks to discharge his liability for her funeral bills. In his petition, which was filed in this court on April 3, 1986, he schedules secured…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. Jenkins (In Re Richardson)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
- H.T. Poindexter & Sons Merchandising Co. v. Small (In Re Transport Clearings-Midwest, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1984
- In Re ROBINSONCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- In Re KenistonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · 1986
- Chillicothe State Bank v. Carroll (In Re Carroll)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1986
3Cited by7 opinions
- Miami National Bank of Miami v. Hacker (In Re Hacker)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1987
- United States v. Richardson (In Re Richardson)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1988
- In Re GouldingUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1987
- Matter of DavisonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1987
- DeGase v. DeGase (In Re DeGase)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1986
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