Supreme Court· 11/28/1995

Field v. Mans

Citations

516 U.S. 59
116 S. Ct. 437
133 L. Ed. 2d 351
1995 U.S. LEXIS 8312

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holding that the standard for “actual fraud” under § 523(a)(2)(A) is analogous to the standard for fraud under the common law of torts
holding that “justifiable reliance” was the appropriate standard rather than the more stringent “reasonable reliance” standard
ruling that § 523(a)(2)(A) requires only justifiable reliance, which is a lower standard than reasonable reliance
holding that § 523(a)(2)(A) requires justifiable rather than reasonable reliance
holding that “fraud” under § 523(a)(2)(A) refers to the common law
holding that “ § 523(a)(2)(A) requires justifiable, but not reasonable, reb-anee”

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Judges: Souter, Rehnquist, Stevens, O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Scalia

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