Legal Opinion
Tavella v. Edwards (In Re Edwards)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 10, 1993No. 19-20201PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ALAN H.W. SHIFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Plaintiff has moved for a summary judgment, determining that certain obligations of the defendant, her former husband, are nondischargeable. The motion is granted because the only disputed issue has been decided in a state court proceeding.
BACKGROUND
On November 8, 1990, after a one day dissolution hearing, Judge Novak of the Connecticut Superior Court entered a decree dissolving the marriage of the plaintiff and the defendant. The decree ordered the defendant to indemnify and hold the…
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- Francine Klingman v. Melvin E. LevinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by3 opinions
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