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106057P.pdf   04/15/2011  Arvest Mortgage Company  v.  Elizabeth Nail
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  10-6057
   U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Fayetteville   
   [PUBLISHED] [Schermer, Author, with Federman and Venters,
   Bankruptcy Judges]
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. Settlement proceeds were not captured as "miscellaneous proceeds" under the terms of debtor's mortgage with Arvest; if the settlement proceeds were miscellaneous proceeds arising from a tort action, they could not be validly assigned to Arvest under Arkansas law; if the settlement proceeds are determined to be miscellaneous proceeds under either a contract or tort theory, the Arkansas statutes cited by the bankruptcy court did not create a trust giving rise to a fiduciary duty under Sec. 523(a)(4) that would require debtor to pay them to Arvest; as a result, there was no basis for a non- dischargeable debt under Sec. 523(a)(4); reversed.