Bankr. No.:
01-41418
Adv. No.:
02-4024
Chapter:
7
Date of Decision:
July 12, 2002
Issue:
Whether Plaintiff’s claim against Defendant-Debtor for injuries received in an altercation were nondischargeable under § 523(a)(6) as a debt arising from a willful and malicious injury?
Ruling:
The debt (amount not yet determined) was nondischargeable under § 523(a)(6). The injury was willful because Defendant-Debtor intentionally struck Plaintiff with an intent to harm him. The injury was malicious because the blows were struck by Defendant-Debtor without just cause or excuse.
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