Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Bolles (In re Bolles)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico
Decided November 27, 2018No. Case No. 17-11788-t7; Adv. No. 17-01077-tPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hon. David T. Thuma, United States Bankruptcy Judge
Before the Court is Plaintiff's claim for damages because Defendant gave her herpes, and for a declaration that the debt is nondischargeable under § 523(a)(2)(A) and (a)(6). Defendant counters that he lacked the requisite state of mind for any debt to be nondischargeable. After conducting a trial on the merits and hearing argument, the Court finds that Defendant is liable to Plaintiff for fraud and civil battery and that the debt is nondischargeable under § 523(a)(6).
I. FACTS
The Court finds:1
*837Plaintiff is a 40-year old registered nurse.…
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