Legal Opinion
Winkler v. Pierce (In re Pierce)
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided February 15, 2017No. Case No. 15-81012; Adv. No. 15-8056PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Thomas L. Perkins, United States Bankruptcy Judge
This matter is before the Court on the motion for summary judgment filed by the Defendant, Sammy Mayfield Pierce (Debt- or), on the complaint filed by Bart Winkler and Rose Lake Development, Inc., the Plaintiffs, seeking a determination that the Debtor’s liability to them under a settlement agreement is nondischargeable pursuant to section 523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy Code.
Background
The Debtor was the developer of a unique process to produce ethanol from corn that involved transforming the ethanol production by-product into a food…
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