MATTER OF SCHWAGER

No. 96-20242.

121 F.3d 177 (1997)

In The Matter Of: Bruce Barton SCHWAGER, Debtor. Bruce Barton Schwager, Appellant, v. Meyer Fallas; Fred Fallas; William Cramer; Malcolm Marcoe, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 22, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Barton Schwager, Houston, TX, pro se.

James Hayden Kepner, Houston, TX, for Appellees.

Before KING, GARWOOD and PARKER, Circuit Judges.


KING, Circuit Judge:

Bruce Barton Schwager appeals the district court's affirming of the bankruptcy court's ruling that his debt from a state court judgment against him is nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4). He argues, inter alia, that the bankruptcy court improperly applied the doctrine of collateral estoppel to the jury's findings in the underlying state court judgment to determine that his debt was...

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