Legal Opinion
Commercial Bankers Life Insurance v. Strutz (In Re Strutz)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided April 8, 1993No. 18-32225PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
ROBERT E. GRANT, Bankruptcy Judge.
Plaintiff, Commercial Bankers Life Insurance Company, initiated this adversary proceeding in order to obtain a declaration that debtor’s obligation to it constitutes a nondischargeable debt pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7). This portion of the Bankruptcy Code excepts from the scope of a discharge(a) ... any debt(7) to the extent such debt is for a fine, penalty, or forfeiture payable to and for the benefit of a governmental unit, and is not compensation for actual pecuniary loss. 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(7).
The debt in question is based upon a decision and…
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