United States Eighth Circuit

The bankruptcy court did not err in discharging plaintiff-debtor's student loans under a totality of the circumstances test where the detrimental effect the loans had on plaintiff's mental health constituted an undue hardship justifying discharge of the debt.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/10/2005
• Published 10/10/2005

Judges

• JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge., Before RILEY, BRIGHT, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Curtis P. Zaun, argued, St. Paul, Minnesota, for appellant Educational Credit., Edward Himmelfarb, argued, Washington, D.C., for appellant U.S. Department of Education.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jonathan A. Strauss, argued, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellee.