Metro Government of Nashville v. Williams (In Re Williams)

MEMORANDUM

KEITH M. LUNDIN, Bankruptcy Judge.

The question is whether a claim for property damage can be nondischargeable under § 523(a)(9) 1 of the Bankruptcy Code. Only claims for personal injury or wrongful death can be nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(9); property damage claims are outside the scope of that section. The following are findings of fact and conclusions of law. Fed.R.Bankr.P. 7052.

I

On February 26,1994, the debtor lost control of his car and ran into a utility pole owned by the Metropolitan Government of Nashville. Repair of the pole cost Metro $2,425.58. No one was…