Legal Opinion
In Re Edwin R. Smith, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of Jerry Watson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 11, 2002No. 01-2149PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Jerry D. Watson appeals from the decision of the district court affirming the bankruptcy court’s confirmation of Edwin R. Smith’s Chapter 13 plan. Ms. Watson contends that Mr. Smith filed his Chapter 13 reorganization plan in bad faith and, therefore, that he should have been denied discharge. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND
A. Facts
Edwin R. Smith is a Certified Public Accountant who, in the late 1980s, fraudulently induced Jerry D. Watson to loan $75,000 to William Compton. Mr. Smith claimed, falsely,…
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