IN RE CORTESE

Bankruptcy No. 86-04027-BKC-AJC, Adv. No. 897-0161-BKC-AJC-A.

77 B.R. 961 (1987)

In re Joseph CORTESE, Jr., and Cecelia C. Cortese, Debtors. ST. MARY'S CHURCH OF AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, Plaintiff, v. Joseph CORTESE, Jr., Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida.

August 12, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Stone, Wood, Lucksinger & Epstein, Co-Counsel, Miami, Fla., John W. Clark, Tobin and Dempf, Albany, N.Y., for plaintiff.

Joseph and Cecelia Cortese, debtors, pro se.


FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

A. JAY CRISTOL, Bankruptcy Judge.

This case came on to be heard on the complaint of St. Mary's Church of Amsterdam, New York against Joseph Cortese, Jr. Trial was held in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 27, 1987.

The church alleges that it entered into a contract with Joseph Cortese, Jr. to restore its organ and that Mr. Cortese falsely represented that he needed money to pay for parts. The church made substantial...

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