Legal Opinion
Riddle v. Knapp (In Re Knapp)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided March 17, 1995No. 19-30043PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KENNETH J. MEYERS, Bankruptcy Judge.
John Riddle (Riddle) and his workers’ compensation attorney, Thomas C. Rich (Rich), have filed a two-count amended complaint against debtor, James Louis Knapp (Knapp or defendant), seeking a determination that Knapp’s obligation to pay Riddle’s workers’ compensation award, and certain attorney fees related to that award, is non-dischargeable in Knapp’s chapter 7 bankruptcy ease as arising from a willful and malicious injury to property. Defendant moves to dismiss the complaint.
Count I of the complaint is brought by plaintiff Riddle pursuant to §…
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