In the Matter of Barry Woldman, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of Geraldine Johnson

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• “[SJection 523(a)(4) reaches only those fiduciary obligations in which there is substantial inequality in power or knowledge .... ”
• “[S]ection 523(a)(4) reaches only those fiduciary obligations in which there is substantial inequality in power or knowledge . . . .”
• “[S]ection 523(a)(4) reaches only those fiduciary obligations in which there is substantial inequality in power or knowledge .... ”
• “section 523(a)(4) reaches only those fiduciary obligations in which there is substantial inequality in power or knowledge in favor of the debtor seeking the discharge and against the creditor resisting discharge”
• “So far we have assumed (with the parties) that this really is a case of fraud, but actually it is better described as defalcation, for there is no indication that Woldman intended from the beginning to keep Nye’s half of any fees that the lawsuit might generate.”

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