Legal Opinion

Humberto Saenz, Jr. v. Jose Gomez

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 7, 2018No. 17-41004PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Humberto Saenz, Jr. and Estrella Ventures, LLC appeal the bankruptcy court's decision, affirmed by the district court, holding them liable for a $412,500.00 non-dischargeable judgment stemming from Appellee's fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of contract, and common law fraud claims. For the reasons explained below, we AFFIRM the district court's affirmance of the bankruptcy court's judgment.

I. Background

On September 7, 2004, Appellant Humberto Saenz, Jr. ("Saenz") entered into a Franchise Development Agreement with Pizza Patrón, which granted him…

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