Legal Opinion
Stephen Michael Cassidy v. Thomas Francis Minihan
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1986No. 85-1856PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The 1978 Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)(1982), bars the discharge of debts arising from a “willful and malicious injury.” The issue before us is whether a judgment for personal injury damages resulting from the debtor’s operation of an automobile while under the influence of alcohol is a debt arising from a “willful and malicious injury” and, therefore, nondis-chargeable under the Code. We believe that the Congress enacting the Code intended to make nondischargeable only debts arising from intentionally inflicted injuries, and there is no evidence…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by45 opinions
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