Legal Opinion
Wians v. Wians (In re Wians)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 17, 2014No. Bankruptcy No. 13 B 38149; Adversary No. 14 A 00177PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Amended Memorandum Opinion
JACQUELINE P. COX, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the Motion of Kenneth Wians, not in his personal capacity, but as the Independent Administrator of the Estate of Clara Wians (the “Plaintiff’), for entry of Summary Judgment against Dennis Wians1 (the “Defendant”) on a complaint seeking to except a debt from discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4).
The Plaintiff alleges that he is entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law under the doctrine of collateral estoppel because the issues to be decided herein were resolved in a state court matter…
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