DECISION
JAMES E. SHAPIRO, Bankruptcy Judge.
The controversy at hand is whether the damages under Wis.Stat. § 26.09 (which provides for the recovery by a landowner of double damages against one who unlawfully cuts, removes and transports timber) are a "fine, penalty or forfeiture" within the meaning of § 523(a)(7) of the Bankruptcy Code.
This issue has been presented on cross motions for summary...
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