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IN RE BERNARDELLI

Bankruptcy No. 80-00933, Adv. No. 81-0082.

13 B.R. 656 (1981)

In re Robert J. BERNARDELLI, and Barbara Bernardelli, Debtors. Shirley F. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, v. Robert J. BERNARDELLI, and Barbara Bernardelli, Defendants.

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada.

August 14, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fran P. Archuleta, Reno, Nev., for plaintiff.

Lionel, Sawyer & Collins by Richard W. Horton, Reno, Nev., for defendants.

OPINION AND DECISION

BERT GOLDWATER, Bankruptcy Judge.

This is an adversary action seeking the nondischargeability of a judgment upon a jury verdict for $23,500, $10,000 of which was for punitive damages, under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a).

In Nevada punitive damages are allowed under N.R.S. 42.010 as follows:

In an action for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, where the defendant has been guilty of oppression, fraud or malice...

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