Legal Opinion
Tidwell v. Smith (In Re Smith)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 7, 2007No. 19-04208PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
JACK B. SCHMETTERER, Bankruptcy Judge.
Defendant Bruce S. Smith (“Smith” or “Debtor”) filed his Chapter 7 bankruptcy case to which these Adversary proceedings relate. A discharge order was entered therein on January 17, 2006. Prior to Smith’s bankruptcy filing, Plaintiffs Trina Tidwell (“Tidwell”) and Sandra Sterling-Ahlla (“Sterling-Ahlla”) (collectively “Plaintiffs” or “Creditors”) filed separate suits against Debtor in state court each alleging the intentional tort of sexual assault. However, Plaintiffs were not scheduled as creditors in the bankruptcy…
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