Legal Opinion
In Re Charles Barry Rahm, Bankrupt. Ronald E. Gregg v. Charles Barry Rahm
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1981No. 79-3301PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
This case stems from a state default judgment obtained by plaintiff Gregg against the defendant Rahm. When Rahm petitioned for a declaration of bankruptcy, Gregg asserted that the judgment came within the Bankruptcy Act’s exceptions to dischargeability. Because Gregg has failed to provide any evidence that the acts upon which Rahm’s liability was founded were “malicious,” as required for the exception to dischargeability, we uphold the district court’s conclusion that the judgment debt was dischargeable.
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On August 7, 1975, Gregg obtained a default judgment for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Tinker v. ColwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- In Re John Houtman and Gladys Irene Houtman, Bankrupts. John Houtman and Gladys Irene Houtman v. Edgar F. Mann and Edna M. Mann, Creditors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- In re McMillanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Warden v. KahnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- 1 Collier bankr.cas.2d 276, Bankr. L. Rep. P 67,308 in the Matter of Morley M. Kasler, Bankrupt. Industrie Aeronautiche E. Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio S.P.A., an Italian Corporation v. Morley M. KaslerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by84 opinions
- Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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- Bankr. L. Rep. P 68,272 Gail Spilman v. Darryl M. HarleyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Francine Klingman v. Melvin E. LevinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Fred Combs v. Alvin RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
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