Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Poole
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided November 25, 1987No. Civ. A. CA3-87-0774-DPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FITZWATER, District Judge.
A former wife appeals from an adverse bankruptcy court judgment which held that certain periodic payments to be made by her former husband, a chapter 7 debtor, were not in the nature of alimony, maintenance, or support and were thus discharge-able under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5)(B). The principal question presented is whether the bankruptcy court erred in considering extrinsic evidence to interpret the parties’ unambiguous written agreement. Because the bankruptcy court correctly admitted the evidence in question and because its unchallenged factual findings…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,748 in the Matter of Keith E. Benich, Debtor. Jane W. Benich v. Keith E. BenichCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Luda Foster, Etc. v. Ford Motor Company, McLean Trucking Company v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Mrs. David B. Wallace, Sr., and David B. Wallace, Sr. v. William Dale Ener and T. M. KellumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Russo v. Wisniewski (In Re Wisniewski)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1990
- Messnick v. Messnick (In Re Messnick)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1989
- Davidson v. Davidson (In Re Davidson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1989
- Greener v. Cadle Co.District Court, N.D. Texas · 2003
- Fraser v. FraserDistrict Court, E.D. Texas · 1996
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