- 11 U.S.C.
Thompson v. Brookshire (In re Brookshire)
Jan
10
2006
Ruling
Damages award from a breach of fiduciary duty and conversion action was deemed nondischargeable since the state court's finding that the debtor had harmed the decedent financially and physically supported a finding that the debtor had acted willfully and maliciously.
Procedural posture
Plaintiffs, an administrator and a son, filed a motion for summary judgment in their adversary proceeding alleging that a state court judgment against defendant debtor for compensatory and punitive damages resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty and conversion was nondischargeable, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6).
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