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Brokaw v. McSorley (In re McSorley)

Brokaw v. McSorley (In re McSorley)

Ruling
Claim for willful, malicious injuries inflicted by debtor in high school basketball game was nondischargeable.
Procedural posture

Plaintiffs, an individual (creditor) injured by defendant debtor and the parents of that individual, filed an adversary proceeding against the debtor seeking a determination that a debt was nondischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). The creditor's claim stemmed from a personal injury during an altercation that occurred when the creditor and the debtor played on opposing teams during a high school basketball game.

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opinion summary, case decided on October 18, 2006 , LexisNexis #1106-060