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Coastal Fuels of Puerto Rico v. Caribbean Petro

U.S.
Oct 12, 1999
528 U.S. 931 (1999)

Summary

concluding that the malicious prosecution judgment against Elisabeth "necessarily included a finding that [Elisabeth] wilfully and maliciously sought to injure." Thus, that judgment collaterally estopped relitigation of the issue of whether the judgment resulted from willful and malicious conduct, and the Bankruptcy Code excepts from debts dischargeable in bankruptcy any debt "for willful and malicious injury by the debtor to another entity or the property of another entity." 11 U.S.C. § 523

Summary of this case from Fischer v. Fischer

Opinion

No. 99-300.

October 12, 1999.


ORDERS

C.A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 175 F. 3d 18.


Summaries of

Coastal Fuels of Puerto Rico v. Caribbean Petro

U.S.
Oct 12, 1999
528 U.S. 931 (1999)

concluding that the malicious prosecution judgment against Elisabeth "necessarily included a finding that [Elisabeth] wilfully and maliciously sought to injure." Thus, that judgment collaterally estopped relitigation of the issue of whether the judgment resulted from willful and malicious conduct, and the Bankruptcy Code excepts from debts dischargeable in bankruptcy any debt "for willful and malicious injury by the debtor to another entity or the property of another entity." 11 U.S.C. § 523

Summary of this case from Fischer v. Fischer
Case details for

Coastal Fuels of Puerto Rico v. Caribbean Petro

Case Details

Full title:COASTAL FUELS OF PUERTO RICO, Inc. v. CARIBBEAN PETROLEUM CORP

Court:U.S.

Date published: Oct 12, 1999

Citations

528 U.S. 931 (1999)

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