Cheatham v. Bradley (In re Bradley)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DOUGLAS O. TICE JR., Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Cheatham, initiated this adversary proceeding by complaint filed August 24, 2011.1 They seek to except from discharge their prepetition state court judgment against debtor Christopher S. Bradley in the amount of $215,181.67. The complaint stated that the state court judgment was “for fraud” but did not cite any provision of the Bankruptcy Code.

Trial of this adversary proceeding was held on May 3, 2012, at which time the court received the parties’ evidence, including copies of plaintiffs’ state court complaint and the…