Legal Opinion
Holmes v. Kraus (In Re Kraus)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided February 1, 1984No. 19-41650PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
STANLEY B. BERNSTEIN, Bankruptcy Judge
Introduction:
The plaintiff, Frances Holmes, (plaintiff) filed her complaint to determine the non-dischargeability of a state court judgment which she had obtained in the principal amount of $58,000, plus costs, interest, and attorney’s fee against the debtor-defendant, Charles S. Kraus, (debtor) on May 27, 1983. The debtor filed his Chapter 7 petition on July 19, 1983.
The findings of fact made by the state court judge in support of his judgment are difficult to separate from his summary of the trial testimony. The following findings of…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by35 opinions
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