IN RE SMITH

No. 95-3789.

96 F.3d 800 (1996)

In re Mark SMITH, Debtor. Mark SMITH, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided September 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William S. O'Brien (argued and briefed), Whitewood, SD, for appellant.

Gary R. Allen, Acting Chief (briefed), Richard Farber, Gary D. Gray, Patricia Bowman (argued), Laurie Snyder, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Appellate Section, Tax Division, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before: BOGGS and NORRIS, Circuit Judges; and HOOD, District Judge.


BOGGS, Circuit Judge.

The bankrupt plaintiff, Mark Smith, appeals a grant of summary judgment to his major creditor, the United States of America, in an adversary proceeding for a declaration that his debt to the government is dischargeable in bankruptcy. Holding that Smith's debt was not dischargeable, we affirm.

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Mark Smith filed under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on November 23, 1993. At that time, he owed the United States about $140,000...

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