Legal Opinion
Fowler v. Cooney (In Re Cooney)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided December 22, 1980No. 15-40560PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MERRITT S. DEITZ, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
At issue is whether a judgment debt for assault and battery, in which no punitive damages were awarded, is determinative of the question of dischargeability of a debt for willful and malicious injury.
On January 14, 1980, an assault and battery judgment was entered in Jefferson Circuit Court against the debtor, Joseph Cooney, in the sum of $50,000 for compensatory damages, pursuant to a jury verdict for the plaintiff herein, Carol Fowler.
Ms. Fowler claimed in her state court complaint that she suffered severe injuries when beaten by…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- In Re John Houtman and Gladys Irene Houtman, Bankrupts. John Houtman and Gladys Irene Houtman v. Edgar F. Mann and Edna M. Mann, Creditors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- 10 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1386, 10 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,320 Jessie Stevenson, Etc. v. International Paper Company, Mobile, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- In the Matter of George Beverly Pigge, Bankrupt. Viola M. Hovermale v. George Beverly PiggeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Kuzminski v. Peterman (In Re Peterman)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- In Re: Claude Dennis Pitner, Debtor. Martha Smith v. Claude D. PitnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- MA&M Inc. v. Supple (In Re Supple)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1981
- Bend v. Eadie (In Re Eadie)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1985
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