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IN RE SPEIGHT

No. 93-2525.

16 F.3d 287 (1994)

In re Douglas SPEIGHT, Debtor. Joe LAUGHTER, Appellee, v. C. Douglas SPEIGHT, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 9, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Jimmy D. Eaton of Little Rock, AR.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was William J. Butt of Fayetteville, AR.

Before BEAM and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges, and STROM, Chief District Judge.

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

This is a core proceeding that arose in a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. At issue is the dischargeability of a judgment entered against the debtor by the Chancery Court of Benton County, Arkansas. Under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4), a debt for "fraud or defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity ..." is not dischargeable. We agree with the district court

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