Legal Opinion
Purser v. Scarbrough (In re Scarbrough)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas
Decided August 29, 2014No. Bankruptcy No. 12-60683-RBK; Adversary No. 12-6031-RBKPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RONALD B. KING, Chief Judge.
In this adversary proceeding, the Plaintiffs (the “Purser Family”) seek nondis-chargeability of multiple debts stemming from a state court judgment rendered against Jerry W. Scarbrough (“Debtor”). Debtor filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition on June 25, 2012, the same day as a scheduled state court trial in Bell County, Texas (the “Bell County lawsuit”) in which he was a third-party defendant. On June 26, 2012, the Court granted the Purser Family’s motion to modify the automatic stay to allow the Bell County lawsuit to proceed. After obtaining judgment on…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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