Eddie Hamilton v. Nancy Hamilton, No. 09-1459 (8th Cir. 2009)

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Court Description: Civil case - Bankruptcy. District court's judgment affirming the bankruptcy court's order denying discharge of a debt is affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-1459 ___________ Eddie Varnold Hamilton, Appellant, v. Nancy Hamilton, Appellee. * * * * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Eastern * District of Arkansas. * * [UNPUBLISHED] * ___________ Submitted: December 14, 2009 Filed: December 30, 2009 ___________ Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, ARNOLD and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. After a bankruptcy court1 determined that Eddie V. Hamilton had converted Nancy Hamilton's property, it determined that she had suffered $43,840.00 in damages and held that this debt was not dischargeable. See 11 U.S.C. ยง 523(a)(6). The district court2 upheld the bankruptcy court's order on appeal. Mr. Hamilton asserts that in reaching its judgment the bankruptcy court applied the wrong measure of damages 1 The Honorable James G. Mixon, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. 2 The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. and erred in assessing their amount. After a thorough review of the record, we detect no error of law or fact and affirm the district court's judgment on the basis of the wellreasoned opinions below. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-

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