Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency & Educational Credit Management Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 5, 2002No. 01-10516PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Daniel Murphy borrowed approximately $55,000 in federally guaranteed loans to attend institutions of higher learning. Shortly after receiving an L.L.M. degree, he filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy. The bankruptcy court held that 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(8) bars him from discharging any of those loans in bankruptcy, because he obtained them to finance his education and signed promissory notes reflecting that purpose. The district court affirmed, and, finding no error, we also affirm.
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Murphy matriculated at Michigan State University in 1986 and graduated in 1990. He then…
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