Legal Opinion
Whitcomb v. Smith (In re Smith)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 12, 2016No. Case No. 15-10891-MSH; Adversary Proceeding No. 15-01079PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
Melvin S. Hoffman, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
This adversary proceeding was initiated by the filing of a four-count complaint by *99Kathleen and Scott Whitcomb against Kathleen’s mother, Mary Smith, the debt- or in the main case. Count I was resolved through settlement. Summary judgment entered in favor of Ms. Smith as to Counts II and III.1 Count IV, in which the Whit-combs assert that their claims against Ms. Smith arising from a state court judgment should be excepted from Ms. Smith’s bankruptcy discharge was tried before me on June 22, 2016. The following constitutes my…
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