Aetna Life & Casualty Co. v. Purk (In Re Purk)

DECISION

ELLIS W. KERR, Bankruptcy Judge.

Plaintiff, Aetna Life and Casualty Company, filed Complaint against Stephen F. Purk and Mary Purk who are husband and wife. Stephen F. Purk is Debtor in bankruptcy. The Complaint prays that his debt to Plaintiff be declared nondischargeable, for $21,341.77 compensatory damages, for $100,000.00 punitive damages, for $8,658.23 attorney fees, for costs, and to refer back to Common Pleas Court questions of rights to proceeds of an escrow account, and for other relief.

Defendant, Mary Purk, filed an Answer to the Complaint, a counter-claim against the…