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Norvell v. Hatcher (In re Norvell)

Norvell v. Hatcher (In re Norvell)

Ruling
State court judgment was not sufficiently specific to have collateral estoppel effect on issue of nondischargeability.
Issue(s)
Whether a state court judgment concluding that debtor was liable for damages for breach of contract but not for fraud or unfair and deceptive practices precluded creditor from asserting the resulting debt owed is nondischargeable in debtor's bankruptcy case?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 11, 2015 , LexisNexis #0715-016