Fred Combs v. Alvin Richardson

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 1988-01-29

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WILKINSON, Circuit Judge: This case addresses the preclusive effect of a civil jury verdict in subsequent bankruptcy proceedings. Alvin Richardson won a jury verdict in a diversity tort action against Fred Combs for assault. In a subsequent bankruptcy proceeding, the bankruptcy judge concluded that the jury verdict prevented Combs from relitigating the issue of whether the tor…

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