Legal Opinion
In Re Theodore M. Garver, Debtor. R.E. America, Inc. v. Theodore M. Garver
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1997No. 96-3447PublishedCited by 115 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
In this case we must decide whether a state court jury decision holding attorney Theodore Garver (“Garver”) liable to R.E. America, Inc. (“REA”) for $600,000 under breach of contract and fiduciary duty is dis-chargeable under the United States Bankruptcy Code (“Bankruptcy Code”). The bankruptcy court refused to discharge the debt, holding that it was the result of defalcation by Garver. 1 The district court affirmed. For the following reasons, we REVERSE.
I. BACKGROUND 2
Garver is an attorney and former partner in the Cleveland, Ohio office of Jones, Day,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- In Re Robert J. Young and Donna M. Young, Debtors. Fowler Brothers v. Robert J. Young and Donna M. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 75,430 in Re William J. McLaren Debtor. William Longo, Sr. v. William J. McLarenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- In Re Interstate Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Ducey v. Doherty (In Re Ducey)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · 1993
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3Cited by115 opinions
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- Cash America Financial Services, Inc. v. Fox (In Re Fox)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Board of Trustees of the Ohio Carpenters' Pension Fund Ex Rel. Ohio Carpenters' Pension Fund v. Bucci (In Re Bucci)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- Guerra v. Fernandez-Rocha (In Re Fernandez-Rocha)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2006
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