Legal Opinion
In the Matter of William Herbert Wood, Bankrupt. William Herbert Wood v. Raymond Fiedler and Elizabeth Fiedler
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 14, 1977No. 76-1432PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Raymond Fiedler and his wife, Elizabeth Fiedler, filed a medical malpractice suit in state court against William H. Wood, a licensed chiropractor. After filing an answer denying the allegations, Wood filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, which operated as an automatic stay of the state court proceedings. See Bankruptcy Rule 401. The sole purpose of the bankruptcy proceedings was to seek a discharge of any debt Wood might owe the Fiedlers by reason of the state court litigation.
The Fiedlers filed a timely objection to Wood’s discharge, seeking relief from the stay and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Morton v. MancariSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Radzanower v. Touche Ross & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Ex Parte BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Daniel Robert Ryan v. Ohio Edison CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
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- Handsome v. RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, ETC.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1978
- Binnick v. Avco Financial Services of Nebraska, Inc.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1977
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