Legal Opinion
E. Deborah Stout v. Elliott Prussel
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 30, 1982No. 81-5018PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Per curiam
The district court reversed a judgment of the bankruptcy court and held that the obligation of Prussel to hold Stout, his wife, harmless from a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan was an obligation for and in the nature of support and therefore non-dischargeable in bankruptcy. 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5). We conclude that the bankruptcy judge was within his discretion in granting Prussel a discharge for this obligation and therefore reverse.
Prussel’s obligation arose from a property settlement agreement which was incorporated into the Interlocutory Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage. The…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Warner v. Warner (In Re Warner)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1980
- In the Matter of Kenneth Leroy Waller, Bankrupt, Madeline R. Waller v. Kenneth Leroy WallerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Kathleen Poolman v. William F. Poolman, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1961
- In Re SmithDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1977
- Marlin Ferris Goggans, Also Known as M. F. Goggans v. Reta OsbornCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by62 opinions
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,922 Nancy H. Shaver v. Peter Frank ShaverCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- In Re Denis Brody, Debtor. Carol Brody v. Denis BrodyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Jodoin v. Samayoa (In Re Jodoin)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- In the Matter of Lebaron Dennis, Debtor. Lebaron Dennis v. Audrey H. Dennis, A/K/A Joyce DennisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- In Re Deborah M. Cox, Debtor. Deborah M. Cox v. Paul Lansdowne, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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