Westfall v. Glass (In Re Glass)

OPINION SUPPLYING REASONS FOR DISMISSING COMPLAINT FOR DETERMINATION OF NONDIS-CHARGEABILITY

Introduction

ARTHUR J. SPECTOR, Bankruptcy Judge.

Shannon Westfall was injured in an automobile accident while riding in a car driven by Jennifer Glass and owned by the latter’s husband, Bryan Glass. Westfall sued the Glasses in Michigan state court, and obtained a default judgment against them in the amount of $170,000.

As the vehicle’s owner, Mr. Glass was required by law to carry automobile liability insurance. See Mich.Comp.Laws § 500.3101. However, no such insurance was in place at the time of the…