Legal Opinion
Gee v. Hammond (In Re Gee)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 29, 1994No. BAP Nos. WW-93-1789-BOR, WW-93-1841. Bankruptcy Nos. 91-32836, 91-32837. Adv. Nos. 91-34513, 91-34514PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BARR, Bankruptcy Judge:
Creditor commenced an adversary proceeding seeking to except from discharge a debt arising from a state court judgment against the debtor for sex discrimination and willful withholding of wages under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6) 2 . The bankruptcy court ruled that the judgment debt was nondischargeable and awarded the creditor attorney’s fees incurred in prosecution of the adversary proceeding, 156 B.R. 291. The debtor appealed and the creditor filed a cross-appeal which she later withdrew. We AFFIRM the bankruptcy court’s finding that the judgment debt is…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Hormel v. HelveringSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Joseph R. Bolker v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 74,355 in Re Robert Britton, Debtor. Robert Britton v. Mary PriceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Marvin MacKey Lillian MacKey Husband and Wife v. Pioneer National Bank, a National Banking Corporation Paul Campbell, Marie Campbell, Husband and WifeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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