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Pine Lawn Memorial Park, Inc. v. Michael Allen Klein and MaryAnn Klein (In re Klein)

Bankr. No.: 
02-50372
Adv. No.: 
02-5016
Chapter: 
7
Date of Decision: 
September 22, 2004
Issue: 
Whether Plaintiff’s pre-petition claim against Defendants-Debtors was nondischargeable under § 523(a)(4) where Defendants-Debtors were corporate officers and directors for Plaintiff, where Plaintiff’s financial status plummeted during their tenure, and where funds held in trust were used contrary to Plaintiff’s by-laws and regulations?
Ruling: 
Plaintiff’s pre-petition claim was declared nondischargeable. Defendants-Debtors were fiduciaries of Plaintiff and their defalcation during this fiduciary relationship resulted in Plaintiff’s pre-petition claim against them.
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