Cotten v. Deasy (In re Deasy)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ROBERT C. MCGUIRE, Chief Judge.

This case was tried January 11, 2002. Neel Cotten, d/b/a Cotten Companies (“Plaintiff’) sued Geoffrey Deasy (“Defendant” or “Debtor”), contending that his state court judgment was non-dischargea-ble under § 523(a)(6). The Court has core jurisdiction of this case under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334 and 157(b)(2)(I).

Plaintiff is a real estate broker. On January 30, 1985, Plaintiff and Defendant entered into a one-year exclusive listing agreement for Plaintiff to sell approximately two acres of property belonging to Defendant and Charles Goodman, and located…