HALL v. GOFORTH

No. CIV. A. H-98-1981.

224 B.R. 580 (1998)

Ernest Jay HALL, Plaintiff, v. Jeffrey A. GOFORTH, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas.

September 17, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne Marie Ferazzi, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff.

Joseph T. Kennedy, The Woodlands, TX, for Defendant.


Opinion on Appeal

Hughes, District Judge.

1. Introduction.

A debtor appeals from a creditor's recovery of the full amount of a judgment arising out of a group of transactions including an employment agreement. The bankruptcy code limits the liability of a debtor-employer on an employment contract to one year's compensation; however, the code does not limit the liability of a debtor who agreed to employment as a contemporaneous part of a purchase...

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