Blesdoe v. Bledsoe (In re Bledsoe)

After plaintiff claimant won a state court judgment against debtor, plaintiff's brother, on account of debts arising out of a joint business venture that failed, which judgment was listed in debtor's chapter 13 filing, plaintiff filed a complaint for a declaration that the debt represented by the judgment was nondischargeable per 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(2)(A) and (a)(4). One issue was the claim preclusion effect, if any, of the state court judgment.