Legal Opinion
Wilmers v. Yeager (In re Yeager)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided October 15, 2013No. Bankruptcy No. 12-11079; Adversary no. 12-01079PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION DENYING MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BETH A. BUCHANAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The plaintiff and the debtor were involved in a physical altercation on New Year’s Eve in 2003 resulting in severe and permanent injury to the plaintiffs leg. Following a trial in state court, the debtor was held to be liable to the plaintiff for battery and the plaintiff was awarded a judgment in the amount of $420,000 for compensatory damages. The state court declined to award punitive damages.
The plaintiff commenced this adversary proceeding seeking a determination that the state court judgment is…
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