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· 8/23/1996

Matter of Gaither

Citations

  • 200 B.R. 847
  • 36 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1480
  • 1996 Bankr. LEXIS 1194
  • 1996 WL 553019

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  • agreeing that, when a debtor files pre-petition claim for unemployment compensation, relationship resembling “societal contract” is established for purposes of “same transaction” analysis
  • “Because recoupment only reduces a debt, rather than constituting an independent basis for a debt, it is not a claim in bankruptcy....”
  • “Because recoupment only reduces a debt, rather than constituting an independent basis for a debt, it is not a claim in bankruptcy, therefore, it is not subject to the discharge injunction.”
  • Ohio statute provides for recoupment

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