Legal Opinion
L. & M. Building & Supply, Inc. v. Soileau
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided July 1, 1965No. 1456PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
The sole issue of this appeal is whether a 1958 judgment in favor of the plaintiff (“Building-Supply”) was discharged by the defendant Soileau’s 1962 bankruptcy. The trial court held that the judgment represented a liability for “willful and malicious” injury to the property of another, a type of debt which is not dischargeable in bankruptcy, 11 U.S.C.A. § 35, sub. a(2).
The issue of the judgment’s validity arose in a garnishment proceeding in execution of the 1958 judgment, which was instituted by Building-Supply against a lady who owed Soileau some money. Soileau inter*758vened in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McIntyre v. KavanaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Heyerdale v. HanemanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- &198tna Casualty Surety Co. v. SentillesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
3Cited by4 opinions
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