Johnson v. King (In re King)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Mark X. Mullin, United States Bankruptcy Judge

On September 29, 2015, the Court held a trial on Plaintiff Russell Johnson’s complaint to declare Defendant Earl Westley King’s debt to him nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4) and (a)(6). Because Plaintiff did not prove certain nondis-chargeability elements by a preponderance of the evidence, the Court will enter a separate judgment for Defendant.

I. Background

In January 2007, Plaintiff and Defendant formed Earl’s Deli, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “LLC”), to operate a deli sandwich shop in Tarrant *406County,…