Legal Opinion
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Edie (In Re Edie)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah
Decided September 7, 2004No. 19-21052PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JUDITH A. BOULDEN, Bankruptcy Judge.
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm” or the “Plaintiff’) seeks to except its California state court default judgment from the debtor’s discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(6). 1 The Debtor, Deborah K. Edie (“Edie,” the “Debtor,” or the “Defendant”), admits she intentionally started a fire in the home of the Plaintiffs insured but claims she only intended to burn the shirts she ignited and did not intend to destroy the house. Edie further defends her actions by claiming she was…
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