A bungled house sale, a bankrupt couple, and a statutory puzzle involving debts incurred through fraud
SCOTUSBlog
DECEMBER 3, 2022
Dissatisfied with the purchase, Buckley eventually obtained a judgment in a California state court based on the failure of the Bartenwerfers to disclose information about the house on the standard-form Transfer Disclosure Statement. The statute refers to the discharge of “any” debt obtained by “fraud.”
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