Legal Opinion
Chemical Bank v. Clagg (In Re Clagg)
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided February 17, 1993No. 19-80025PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM V. ALTENBERGER, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Plaintiff brought this adversary action under § 523(a)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A), alleging the Debtor’s use of a credit card, issued by Plaintiff, to obtain cash advances used for gambling, with no intent of repaying, constituted an obtaining of money by false representations.
The facts are not disputed. The Debtor has a long history of gambling. Starting as a very young boy he used slot machines and played poker. Jumping ahead to his later adulthood, after he lost his job at the then existing Pabst Brewery, he…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Tinker v. ColwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Citicorp Credit Services, Inc. v. Hinman (In Re Hinman)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · 1990
- Karelin v. Bank of America National Trust & Savings Ass'n (In Re Karelin)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- FCC National Bank v. Bartlett (In Re Bartlett)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1991
- First Federal of Jacksonville v. Landen (In Re Landen)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1989
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3Cited by15 opinions
- At & T Universal Card Services v. Alvi (In Re Alvi)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996
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- Chevy Chase Bank, FSB v. Briese (In Re Briese)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1996
- La Capitol Federal Credit Union v. Melancon (In Re Melancon)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1998
- Citibank (S. Dakota), N.A. v. MichelDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1998
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