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CASSIDY v. MINIHAN

No. 85-1856.

794 F.2d 340 (1986)

Stephen Michael CASSIDY, Appellant, v. Thomas Francis MINIHAN, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 20, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ed Dougherty, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

Thomas J. Downey, Jefferson City, Mo., for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges, and MURPHY, District Judge.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

The 1978 Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6)(1982), bars the discharge of debts arising from a "willful and malicious injury." The issue before us is whether a judgment for personal injury damages resulting from the debtor's operation of an automobile while under the influence of alcohol is a debt arising from a "willful and malicious injury" and, therefore, nondischargeable under the Code. We believe that the Congress enacting...

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