Legal Opinion
Manchester v. Funderburgh (In re Funderburgh)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2015No. BAP Nos. WO-14-023, WO-14-024; Bankruptcy No. 07-10192; Adversary No. 07-01144PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MICHAEL, Bankruptcy Judge.
Rules make wonderful servants and terrible masters.
In the American system of justice, a litigant is entitled to his or her day in court. This rather unremarkable phrase lies at the center of the appeal presently before us. Our debtors were found to have committed acts of fraud sufficient to prohibit the entry of a discharge. The *365order denying their discharge was entered after all parties were given a full and fair opportunity to litigate the relevant issues. On appeal, debtors do not dispute the factual underpinnings that support the decision to deny their…
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