Legal Opinion

First Baptist Church v. Maurer (In Re Maurer)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided April 4, 1990No. 19-10568PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

THOMAS M. TWARDOWSKI, Chief Judge.

Before the court is a complaint filed by First Baptist Church (“plaintiff”) objecting under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2)(A) 1 to the discharge of a debt owed to it by debtor. For the reasons set forth below, we find that plaintiff failed to meet its burden of proof and that the debt is dischargeable.

Debtor is a roofing contractor who, along with his wife, were the sole shareholders in a corporation known as M.L. Maurer Roofing Contractors, Inc. (“MLMR”). 2 On or about January 11, 1986, MLMR submitted a proposal to plaintiff to perform roofing work on…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Brown v. FelsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Schwalbe v. Gans (In Re Gans)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1987
  3. In the Matter of John Smith McMillan John S. McMillan John McMillan Bankrupt. (D. C. No. B-75-150 in Bankruptcy) in the Matter of Mary McMillan Bankrupt. (D. C. No. B-75-151 in Bankruptcy) Appeal of Freedom Finance Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  4. Seiders v. Fenninger (In Re Fenninger)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Seepes v. Schwartz (In Re Schwartz)District Court, S.D. New York · 1985

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Stevens v. Antonious (In Re Antonious)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2006
  2. Rezin v. Barr (In Re Barr)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996
  3. Strominger v. Giquinto (In Re Giquinto)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2008
  4. Ocean Equity Group, Inc. v. Wooten (In Re Wooten)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2010
  5. Monarch Capital Corp. v. Bath (In Re Bath)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2010

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