Person Earth Movers, Inc. v. Buckland

MARTIN, Judge.

Plaintiff Person Earth Movers, Inc., filed this action to recover monies allegedly owed it by defendant Carl D. Buckland, Sr. The matter was heard by the trial court sitting without a jury. The evidence tended to show that plaintiff performed work on defendant’s property in August 1989, for which plaintiff submitted a bill totaling $7,140. Defendant contested the amount owed and did not pay the bill.

In March 1992, defendant filed a petition for bankruptcy under Title 11, Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C.A. 13, s.l et seq. Defendant did not list plaintiff as a…