Legal Opinion
Frank & Barbara Broyles Legacy Foundation v. Nichols (In re Nichols)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma
Decided April 24, 2014No. Bankruptcy No. 12-13089-M; Adversary No. 13-01012-MPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
TERRENCE L. MICHAEL, Chief Judge.
Section 523(a)(2)(A) of the United States Bankruptcy Code prevents the discharge of a debt incurred as the result of fraud. However, first things first. In order for a *724bankruptcy court to consider the issue of whether a debt is dischargeable under bankruptcy law, a debt must exist as a matter of state law. In this adversary proceeding, plaintiff claims to have been defrauded in the sum of $267,000. Defendants deny the allegation, and claim that, in any event, no debt exists because plaintiffs time for bringing a fraud action against them has…
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