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Watts v. Hood (In re Hood)

Watts v. Hood (In re Hood)

Ruling
Payments by potential purchaser to debtor who did not use them to pay mortgage as represented in contract were nondischargeable.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff creditor, the purchaser under a contract to deed, sought a determination of nondischargeability under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(A) with respect to the debt arising out of the contract, alleging that the defendant debtor falsely represented that she was making the underlying mortgage payments on the subject real property, and the payments were current during the term of the contract for deed. The property was foreclosed upon.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 08, 2009 , LexisNexis #1109-048