In re Fontenot

13 Citing cases

  1. Calgagno v. Ezell

    112 B.R. 146 (E.D. La. 1990)   Cited 3 times

    As to the claim of fiduciary duty, such a claim cannot exist so as to render the debt nondischargeable without the creation of a trust where the duties of each party are spelled out at the beginning of the relationship. In re Fontenot, 89 B.R. 575 (W.D.La. 1988). See also, Matter of Angelle, 610 F.2d 1335 (5th Cir. 1980).

  2. In re Pitz

    08-30275 TEC (B.A.P. 9th Cir. Jun. 8, 2009)

    The courts have also recognized that they must act carefully in inferring fraudulent intent from the acts of a debtor who is suffering from bipolar disorder. Dutreix v. Fontenot (In re Fontenot) , 89 B.R. 575, 581 (Bankr. W.D.La. 1988). This is so, because a person with bipolar disorder may suffer from an irrational optimism causing her to believe that "whatever [s]he was doing was going to work out."

  3. IN RE PITZ

    Case No. 08-30275 TEC, Adv. Proc. No. 08-3053 TC (Bankr. N.D. Cal. Jun. 8, 2009)

    The courts have also recognized that they must act carefully in inferring fraudulent intent from the acts of a debtor who is suffering from bipolar disorder. Dutreix v. Fontenot (In re Fontenot), 89 B.R. 575, 581 (Bankr. W.D.La. 1988). This is so, because a person with bipolar disorder may suffer from an irrational optimism causing her to believe that "whatever [s]he was doing was going to work out."

  4. In re Routson

    160 B.R. 595 (Bankr. D. Minn. 1993)   Cited 22 times
    Holding that debtor's conduct constituted both misrepresentation and actual fraud, despite the fact that debtor "had every intention of paying his obligations" and believed, "however irrationally, that he would be able to pay them."

    5) Summary on Conversion. Defendants rely heavily on In re Fontenot, 89 B.R. 575 (Bkrtcy.W.D.La. 1988), in support of their claim that Mr. Routson's bi-polar condition rendered him incapable of acting maliciously. Fontenot is more thoroughly discussed in the next section of this Memorandum Decision and Order.

  5. Matter of Allison

    960 F.2d 481 (5th Cir. 1992)   Cited 289 times
    Holding that the agency rule under which the fraud of one partner may be imputed to co-partners was inapplicable to spouses who were not jointly operating a business

    H.R. Rep. No. 595, Cong., 1st Sess. 130-31 (1977), reprinted in 1978 U.S.C.C.A.N. 5787, 6453. Our colleagues in the Eighth Circuit fathomed why Congress intentionally omitted the reasonable reliance language from subparagraph (A): In re Kimzey, 761 F.2d 421 (7th Cir. 1985); In re Mullet, 817 F.2d 677 (10th Cir. 1987); In re Hunter, 780 F.2d 1577 (11th Cir. 1986); Calgagno v. Ezell, 112 B.R. 146 (E.D.La. 1990); In re Fontenot, 89 B.R. 575 (Bankr.W.D.La. 1988); In re Paolino, 89 B.R. 453 (Bankr.E.D.Pa. 1988); In re Gering, 69 B.R. 686 (Bankr.D.Kan. 1987); In re Hill, 44 B.R. 645 (Bankr.D.Mass. 1984).

  6. Kohn v. Merchant (In re Merchant)

    Bankruptcy No. 18-01599 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa Apr. 2, 2020)

    In addition, some bankruptcy courts have also noted that mental illness can cause debtors to be overly optimistic about ability to pay their debts. See In re Fontenot, 89 B.R. 575, 581 (Bankr. W.D. La. 1988). In Fontenot, the debtor introduced testimony from his psychiatrist that debtor's manic states due to his bi-polar disorder impaired him to make irrational decisions on his ability to pay suppliers.

  7. In re Enloe

    542 B.R. 414 (Bankr. S.D. Tex. 2015)   Cited 2 times

    In that case, the debtor performed various renovations to the plaintiffs' home. 89 B.R. 575, 578 (W.D.La.1988). Although he performed the work satisfactorily, the debtor failed to pay a number of material suppliers who filed liens against the home.

  8. Gadtke v. Bren (In re Bren)

    284 B.R. 681 (Bankr. D. Minn. 2002)   Cited 39 times
    Stating statutory trusts are neither express nor technical trusts in the absence of the parties' express intention

    The latter should be analyzed under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4) and (a)(6). See Dutreix v. Fontenot (In re Fontenot), 89 B.R. 575, 580 (Bankr.W.D.La. 1988). I find that Bren's testimony as well as the testimony of Scott Jerome is consistent with Bren's good faith intention to fulfill his obligations regarding subcontractors' payments.

  9. In re Capps

    193 B.R. 955 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1995)   Cited 17 times

    . 497, 501 (Bankr.N.D.N.Y. 1989); In re Wines, 112 B.R. 44, 45 (Bankr.S.D.Fla. 1990); In re Burgess, 106 B.R. 612, 621 (Bankr.D.Neb. 1989); In re Manzo, 106 B.R. 69, 72 (Bankr.E.D.Pa. 1989); In re Guy, 101 B.R. 961, 991 (Bankr.N.D.Ind. 1988); In re Bobofchak, 101 B.R. 465, 467 (Bankr.E.D.Va. 1989); In re Hirsch, 101 B.R. 364, 365-366 (Bankr.S.D.Fla. 1989), aff'd, Hirsch v. Winter, 108 B.R. 345 (S.D.Fla. 1989), modified, 920 F.2d 11 (11th Cir. 1990); In re Eichelberger, 100 B.R. 861, 866 (Bankr.S.D.Tex. 1989); In re Couch, 100 B.R. 802, 808 (Bankr.E.D.Va. 1988); In re Weber, 99 B.R. 1001, 1012 (Bankr.D.Utah 1989); In re Curth, 98 B.R. 324, 327 (Bankr.S.D.Ohio 1989); In re Kern, 98 B.R. 321, 324 (Bankr.S.D.Ohio 1989); In re Valdes, 98 B.R. 78, 80 (Bankr.M.D.Fla. 1989); In re James, 94 B.R. 350, 352-353 (Bankr.E.D.Pa. 1988); In re Mullin, 91 B.R. 175, 176 (Bankr.S.D.Fla. 1988); In re Crosswhite, 91 B.R. 156, 160 (Bankr.M.D.Fla. 1988); In re Peters, 90 B.R. 588, 605 (Bankr.N.D.N.Y. 1988); In re Fontenot, 89 B.R. 575, 582 (Bankr.W.D.La. 1988); In re Wright, 87 B.R. 1011, 1018 (Bankr.D.S.D. 1988); In re Kelley, 84 B.R. 225, 230 (Bankr.M.D.Fla. 1988); In re Codias, 78 B.R. 344, 346 (Bankr.S.D.Fla. 1987); In re Gans, 75 B.R. 474, 490 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y. 1987); In re Twitchell, 72 B.R. 431, 435 (Bankr.D.Utah 1987), rev'd on other grounds, 91 B.R. 961 (D.Utah 1988), rev'd, 892 F.2d 86 (10th Cir. 1989); In re Weedman, 65 B.R. 288, 291 n. 10 (Bankr.W.D.Ky. 1986); In re Anderson, 64 B.R. 331, 334 (Bankr.N.D.Ill. 1986); In re Alvey, 56 B.R. 170, 173 (Bankr.W.D.Ky. 1985); In re Nicholson, 55 B.R. 645, 648 (Bankr.N.D.Ga. 1985); In re Golden, 54 B.R. 957, 964 (Bankr.D.Mass. 1985); In re Owens, 54 B.R. 162, 165 (Bankr.D.S.C. 1984); In re Myers, 52 B.R. 901, 904 (Bankr.E.D.Va. 1985); In re Wolfington, 48 B.R. 920, 923 (Bankr.E.D.Pa. 1985); In re Gagliano, 44 B.R. 259, 261 (Bankr.N.D.Ill. 1984); In re Kraus, 37 B.R. 126, 131 (Bankr.E.D.Mich.

  10. FCC National Bank v. Berz (In re Berz)

    173 B.R. 159 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 1994)   Cited 17 times

    Debtor's self-serving testimony was not credible or specific and did not demonstrate that he suffers from any medically recognized mental illness. While recognized mental problems can well make credible a debtor's asserted reasonable belief in ability to pay, In re Fontenot, 89 B.R. 575, 581 (Bankr.W.D.La. 1988), some competent medical evidence would be required to lend weight and substance to that defense. Moreover, a recent opinion is instructive.