In Re: Elisabeth Scarborough, Debtor. Mark E. Fischer, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Elisabeth Scarborough, Appellant/cross-Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 1999-05-18

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HANSEN, Circuit Judge. Mark E. Fischer filed an adversary complaint in Elisabeth Scarborough’s Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding, seeking to bar the discharge of a judgment debt he had obtained against Ms. Scarborough. Applying the collateral estoppel doctrine, the bankruptcy court ruled that the actual damages portion of the judgment was not dischargeable under <span class="citat…

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