Legal Opinion
In Re Brennan
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 25, 2002No. 19-30189PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
HENRY J. BOROFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
Before the Court is the “Objection to the Claim of Ronald Molinari” (the “Objection”; the “Molinari Claim”) filed by the debtor David Brennan d/b/a Brennco Builders (the “Debtor”). The issue before the Court is the preclusive effect, if any, of a prepetition state court default judgment against a debtor in a bankruptcy case.
I. FACTS AND TRAVEL OF THE CASE
The facts material to this dispute are uncontested.
In November of 1992, Royal Heights Construction Co., Inc. (“Royal Heights”) was retained as the general contractor to build a house in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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