STOUT v. PRUSSEL

No. 81-5018.

691 F.2d 859 (1982)

E. Deborah STOUT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elliott PRUSSEL, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 30, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Klein, Garden Grove, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Michael Leight, Seal Beach, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ELY, GOODWIN, and WALLACE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The district court reversed a judgment of the bankruptcy court and held that the obligation of Prussel to hold Stout, his wife, harmless from a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan was an obligation for and in the nature of support and therefore non-dischargeable in bankruptcy. 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5). We conclude that the bankruptcy judge was within his discretion in granting Prussel a discharge for this obligation and therefore reverse.

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