Legal Opinion
Bancboston Mortgage Corp. v. Ledford (In Re Sikes)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided July 14, 1995No. Bankruptcy No. 389-00645. Adv. Nos. 389-0154A, 389-0155APublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
KEITH M. LUNDIN, United States Bankruptcy Judge.
BancBoston’s motion for summary judgment to fix “the dollar amount of the nondis-chargeable judgment to be entered against Defendant ... Sikes” raises two issues: (1) Whether the reversal on appeal of this court’s dismissal of the complaint against Sikes at the close of the bank’s proof under (former) Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(b) precludes Sikes from presenting defenses to the bank’s complaint?; and (2) Whether the amount of any nondischargeable judgment to which the bank may be entitled is limited by the contractual guaranty executed by the…
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