Jones v. Kreppel-Matarazzo (In re Jones)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR ASSESSMENT OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES

ALAN H.W. SHIFF, Bankruptcy Judge.

The plaintiff filed a claim in the form of a complaint in this adversary proceeding, alleging that she entered into an agreement with the defendant for the purchase of a business and that the defendant owes her money on a promissory note given by the defendant in connection with that transaction. The defendant objected to the plaintiff’s claim, which, for the purposes of this proceeding, was filed in the form of an answer. The defendant’s answer also included an affirmative defense,…