In Re Jeannie Niles, Debtor. Rita G. Otto v. Jeannie Niles

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1997-02-12

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SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge: This appeal calls on us to determine who bears the burden of proof in a nondischarge-ability proceeding under 11 U.S.C. § 523 (a)(4) brought by a creditor alleging “defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity.” We must also decide whether loans by a client to his real estate agent and not repaid are nondischargeable under § 523(a)(4). <p "b1…

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