Legal Opinion
Dahar v. Biron
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided April 9, 1986No. Civ. No. 83-560-DPublished
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DEVINE, Chief Judge.
This bankruptcy appeal challenges a ruling of the (then) bankruptcy judge (Honorable Joseph J. Betley) which refused to accord preclusive effect to a state court judgment. At issue are the property rights to a certain diamond ring. The apparent facts1 are as follows.
The state court action was commenced in the Superior Court of Hillsborough County by writ returnable in February of 1982. Appellants, William A. Biron and others (“Biron”),2 claimed therein that the (subsequently declared) bankrupts, Paul and Jacqueline Guay, were wrongfully withholding certain items of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- In the Matter of Ronald Shuler A/K/A Ronnie Shuler F/d/b/a Delta Motor Company, Bankrupt. Harold v. Simpson and Company v. Ronald William ShulerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,937 in the Matter of James Larry Poston, Bankrupt. Patino's, Inc. v. James Larry PostonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- In Re GomesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · 1982
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