Kish v. Farmer (In Re Kish)

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• “[E]ven if a penalty is based in part on measurable pecuniary loss, it will not be deemed compensation for such loss under 523(a)(7) if its primary purpose is penal.”
• “The debtor’s violations of the motor vehicle laws in this case did not cause any actual pecuniary loss to the DMV ... or to anyone else for that matter.”
• “The creditor bears the burden of proving the nondishargeability of a debt under Code section 523(a). Insurance Co. of North America v. Cohn (In re Cohn), 54 F.3d 1108, 1114 (3d Cir.1995) (‘The burden of proving that a debt is nondischargeable under § 523(a

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