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Counsell v. Colfack (In re Colfack)

Counsell v. Colfack (In re Colfack)

Ruling
Debt related to debtor's fiduciary defalcation was nondischargeable regardless of intent or good faith.
Procedural posture

The plaintiffs, co-trustees of a revocable trust, brought an adversary claim alleging that an obligation of the defendant debtor, a former trustee of the same trust, was not discharged in her chapter 7 bankruptcy as a defalcation pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(4). The obligation was a judgment from a state court in Utah. The parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 19, 2008 , LexisNexis #1108-044