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· 2/22/1991

In Re Alberto Obed Miera, Jr. Neil K. Johnson v. Alberto Obed Miera, Jr.

Citations

  • 926 F.2d 741
  • 24 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 961
  • 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 2803
  • 21 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 625
  • 1991 WL 19782

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  • holding that punitive damages, which ai-e based on the same underlying action justifying nondischarge-ability of compensatory damages, are likewise nondischargeable
  • holding that punitive damages, which are based on the same underlying action justifying nondischargeability of compensatory damages, are likewise nondischargeable
  • noting that willful and malicious are distinct elements of the § 523(a)(6) exception to discharge
  • noting that willful and malicious are distinct elements of the § 523(a)(6) exception
  • “The language of section 523(a)(6) is directed at the nature of the conduct which gives rise to the debt, rather than the nature of the debt.”
  • “The language of section 523(a)(6) is directed at the nature of the conduct which gives rise to the debt, rather than the nature of the debt.”

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Judges: Lay, Gibson, Wollman

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