Legal Opinion
Levine v. Ward (In Re Ward)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided March 15, 2010No. 19-21568PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION FINDING IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFFS, AND FINDING THE DEFENDANT’S DEBT TO THE PLAINTIFFS NQN-DISCHARGEABLE
PAMELA PEPPER, Bankruptcy Judge.
The plaintiffs, who purchased a home from the defendant in 2007, allege that the defendant incurred a $20,000 debt to them when he (a) induced them to give him the $20,000 through false representations that his company would use that money to perform post-purchase construction work on the property, and (2) committed fraud and defalcation in a fiduciary capacity when he used the money for something other than the construction work, in violation…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
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