United States Seventh Circuit

Bankruptcy court is bound by the state court's finding of fraud, where the debtor was given a fair chance for a full and fair hearing; the creditor need not prove fraud anew to defeat discharge.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/14/2004
• Decided 05/19/2004
• Published 05/19/2004

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Bradley Schooley (argued), Hostetler & Kowalik, Indianapolis, IN, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark R. Galliher (argued), Hopper & Galliher, Indianapolis, IN, for Appellee.