Schroeder v. Busick (In Re Busick)

DECISION

ROBERT E GRANT, Bankruptcy Judge.

Prior to the debtor’s petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code, the plaintiffs sued him in the Steuben Superior Court. Defendant appeared and, following a trial on the merits, the court entered judgment against him. The court found the defendant liable to the plaintiffs under three theories of recovery: 1) breach of contract; 2) negligence; and 3) fraud and home improvement fraud. Judgment was entered against the defendant in the total sum of $96,999.93, of which $3,000.00 represented costs recoverable under I.C.…