1 Collier bankr.cas.2d 276, Bankr. L. Rep. P 67,308 in the Matter of Morley M. Kasler, Bankrupt. Industrie Aeronautiche E. Meccaniche Rinaldo Piaggio S.P.A., an Italian Corporation v. Morley M. Kasler

611 F.2d 308 1 Collier Bankr.Cas.2d 276 , Bankr. L. Rep. P 67,308 In the Matter of Morley M. KASLER, Bankrupt. INDUSTRIE AERONAUTICHE E. MECCANICHE RINALDO PIAGGIO S.p.A., an Italian Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Morley M. KASLER, Defendant-Appellee. No. 77-3383. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Dec. 26, 1979. Gary L. Gillig, Richards, Watson, Dreyfuss & Gershon, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Harold I. Gould, Beverly Hills, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before CHOY, ANDERSON and HUG, Circuit Judges. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellant (Piaggio) appeals from a judgment of the district court that affirmed a decision of the bankruptcy court holding that a debt was not for "willful and malicious injuries" and thus was discharged in bankruptcy. We affirm. I. The Case 2 Under a contract between Piaggio and World Jet Aircraft, Inc. (World Jet), a dispute between them was submitted to an arbitration panel of the World Court in Paris in June 1969, to be decided according to California law. The panel awarded Piaggio $10,000 for libel and trade disparagement and determined…