Legal Opinion
Bellity v. Wolfington (In Re Wolfington)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 26, 1985No. 19-10221PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM A. KING, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter comes before the court on a complaint to determine dischargeability of a debt pursuant to section 523(a)(4) and (a)(6) of the Bankruptcy Code (“Code”). 1 The plaintiff alleges that the debt in issue arose from the debtor’s defalcation of escrow funds and that the debt- or’s conversion of such funds constituted a willful and malicious injury to plaintiff. For the reasons stated herein, we will grant the relief requested and hold that the debt is non-dischargeable.
The underlying facts are largely undisputed: 2
In January, 1981, Raphael…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Davis v. Aetna Acceptance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. HerbstCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- In Re BernardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- John P. Maguire & Co., Inc. v. Richard B. HerzogCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Leeb v. Guy (In Re Guy)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1988
- NesSmith Electric Co. v. Kelley (In Re Kelley)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1988
- In Re StorieBankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Discount Home Center, Inc. v. Turner (In Re Turner)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1991
- Estate of Harris v. Dawley (In Re Dawley)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2004
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