Legal Opinion
Lugo v. Paulsen
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 28, 1989No. 89-5090PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
The issue before us is whether an insurance surcharge, levied by the State of New Jersey on persons convicted of driving while unden. the influence of intoxicating liquor, may be discharged under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. The district court determined that the surcharge qualified as “debt,” but fell within the exception to discharge in 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(9) for debts arising from judgments arising out of the operation of a vehicle while legally intoxicated. We will affirm.
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On June 5, 1985, Roberto Lugo was convicted in the Municipal Court of…
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