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· 5/21/1991

Farina v. Balzano (In Re Balzano)

Citations

  • 127 B.R. 524
  • 1991 Bankr. LEXIS 702
  • 1991 WL 85245

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding no fraudulent intent when the debtor “had reasonable grounds to believe he had a right to so use the money”
  • finding no fraudulent intent when the debtor “had reasonable grounds to believe he had a right to so use the money”
  • “A bare promise to be fulfilled in the future, which is not carried out, does not render a consequent debt nondischargeable under § 523(a)(2)(A).”
  • debtor made payments for one year on debt, only filed a Chapter 7 petition when he was no longer able to do so and therefore did not hold intent not to perform
  • “Fraudulent intent may be inferred; it cannot be presumed.”
  • “Fraudulent intent may be inferred; it cannot be presumed.”

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Judges: Jerome Feller

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