Kolb v. Bentley (In re Bentley)

Karen S. Jennemann, United States Bankruptcy Judge

After a two-day trial,1 the Court is convinced that the Debtor, Catherine Bentley, although elderly, filed this bankruptcy case to avoid the consequences of her intentionally fraudulent actions in concealing and later selling a valuable antique car, ignoring a court order to turn over the car, and improperly pocketing the proceeds rather than giving the monies to the proper party, Dr. Susan Kolb ("Kolb"), who had a superior interest in and right to possess the car. And as explained below, the Debtor is denied a discharge; her homestead…