Legal Opinion
At&T Universal Card Services v. Mercer
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 23, 2001No. 98-60693PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
Rehearing en banc was granted to determine, for credit card debt (card-debt), the standards for bankruptcy nondis-chargeability under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A) (credit obtained by false pretenses/representation or actual fraud). Primarily at issue are: whether credit card use (card-use) constitutes a representation of intent to pay the loan thereby obtained (intent to pay); and, if so, whether the issuer may justifiably rely on it. AT&T Universal Card Services (UCS) appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the bankruptcy court’s decision that the…
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