Legal Opinion
Cripe v. Mathis (In Re Mathis)
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided December 6, 2006No. 19-09005PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARY P. GORMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issue before the Court is whether a debt arising out of the Debtor’s contract to build a house for the Plaintiffs is nondis-chargeable because of alleged fraud and embezzlement. Although Plaintiffs obtained an $88,000 state court judgment against the Debtor before this case was filed, the Plaintiffs have failed to present proof here that their complaints are anything more than contract disputes which are dischargeable.
The Debtor, Darrel Mathis, has been in the construction business most of his adult life. On June 5, 2002, Mr. Mathis entered into a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Field v. MansSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Harold W. McClellan v. Bobbie Darrell CantrellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- In the Matter of John E. Mayer and Deborah Mayer, Debtors-Appellants v. Spanel International Ltd. And Bank One-Rockford, N.A., Creditors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- In the Matter of Donald Weber and Roxanne Weber, Debtors. Appeal of Michael C. Ablan, CreditorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Sears v. Faulk (In Re Faulk)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1986
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Baermann v. Ryan (In Re Ryan)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2009
- Colemichael Investments, L.L.C. v. Burke (In Re Burke)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2009
- 6050 Grant, LLC v. Hanson (In Re Hanson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2010
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