Buttler v. Bonebo (In Re Bonebo)

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

ROBERT L. KRECHEVSKY, Bankruptcy Judge.

I

The Law Offices of Donna Buttler (“the plaintiff’), on August 5, 2005, filed a complaint against Melissa Beecher Bonebo (“the debtor”), the debtor in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, seeking to have the plaintiffs claim held nondischargeable under Bankruptcy Code § 523(a)(2)(A) as a debt for services and/or an extension of credit obtained by fraud. 1 In her answer, the debtor admitted the existence of the debt but denied any fraudulent intent; the debtor alleged duress and partial payment as special defenses; and asserted a…