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Kuper v. Spar (In Re Spar)

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York

Decided February 22, 1994No. 17-22514PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION AFTER TRIAL

PRUDENCE BEATTY ABRAM, Bankruptcy Judge:

Shakespeare could have had the facts of this case in mind when he wrote: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be,/for loan oft loses both itself and friend * * * ” Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3.

This adversary proceeding was commenced by Jack Kuper (“Kuper”) to obtain a declaration that a $100,000 personal loan made to the debtor is nondischargeable under Bankruptcy Code §§ 523(a)(2)(A) and 523(a)(4). The debtor Morton H. Spar (“Debtor” or “Spar”) filed an answer denying the essential elements of the complaint.

Kuper contends that the…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Davis v. Aetna Acceptance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
  4. Gleason v. ThawSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  5. In Re Ira Laurence Hunter, Debtor. Edwin Schweig v. Ira Laurence HunterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Weiss v. Alicea (In Re Alicea)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1999
  2. Zimmerman v. Soderlund (In Re Soderlund)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1996
  3. New Austin Roosevelt Currency Exchange, Inc. v. Sanchez (In Re Sanchez)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2002
  4. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc. v. Schulman (In Re Schulman)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1996
  5. Frishberg v. Janac (In Re Janac)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2009

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