United States Fourth Circuit

Summary judgment in favor of defendant, in adversary proceeding brought to challenge the dischargeability of a judgment debt arising out of a state wrongful death action, is reversed where the issues decided in state court were not identical to and could not collaterally estop litigation of the controlling issue in the adversary proceeding.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/02/2006
• Decided 05/24/2006
• Published 05/24/2006

Judges

• Before MOTZ, TRAXLER, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Richard George Hall, Annandale, Virginia, for Appellant.   Gregory Harold Counts, Tyler, Bartl, Gorman & Ramsdell, P.L.C., Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.