Legal Opinion
Burt Building Material Corp. v. Silba (In Re Silba)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York
Decided August 3, 1994No. 1-19-40617PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION, ORDER AND JUDGMENT
ROBERT JOHN HALL, Bankruptcy Judge.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Court is called upon to determine 1 the debt of Paul Silba (“Debtor”) to Burt Building Material Corporation (“Plaintiff’) non-dischargeable pursuant to section 523(a)(4) of the title 11, United States Code (“Bankruptcy Code”), and Article 3-A of the New York Lien Law. For the reasons set forth below, the Court holds that Debtor defalcated funds within the meaning of section 523(a)(4), and therefore the debt is non-dischargeable. 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4) (1994).
RELEVANT FACTUAL BACKGROUND
We make the following…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. HerbstCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Rum Creek Coal Sales, Inc. v. CapertonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
- In the Matter of Samuel A. Moreno, Debtor. Samuel A. Moreno v. Michael AshworthCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- People v. RalloNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. RalloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Zohlman v. ZoldanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1998
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- Spinoso v. Heilman (In Re Heilman)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1999
- Sandak v. Dobrayel (In Re Dobrayel)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2002
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