Case Name:
Sutherland v. Brown (In re Brown), 66 B.R. 13 (Bankr.D.Utah)
Judge:
Judge Clark
Date:
Jun-10-1986
Case Number(s):
84PC-0053
Status:
PUBLISHED
Body:
Pursuant to plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, the court considered whether elements established and the standard of proof applied in a state court action against debtor satisfied the elements of non-dischargeable fraud under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A). The court concluded that the state court common law fraud findings were entitled to collateral estoppel effect, but that § 523 contained no provision that would allow the state court's assessment of punitive damages to become part of a non-dischargeable debt.
Internal Ref:
Opinion 190
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