Debts for a Partner’s Fraud Are Confirmed to be a Nondischargeable Debt According to the Supreme Court’s Opinion

In a unanimous opinion by the Supreme Court, the Court held an innocent partner liable for the fraud of another partner. Should the innocent party declare bankruptcy, the bankruptcy code would bar a discharge of the debt because it was obtained by false pretenses, a false representation or actual fraud. In Bartenwerfer v. Buckley, prior […]