Contractor filing Chap 7, won Small Claims case for his working without a license, against the law in CA.?
Is he allowed to have my judgment dismissed even though I won due to his committing fraud, and breaking 3 laws in the process? Also, after I won based on the merits of the case, he tossed hundreds of nails in my driveway and threw a gallon of white paint on my fence and gate. Then the guy had the nerve to file an appeal. At the appeal, the judge increased the judgment because of his (nail and paint) actions plus the fact that he found that he performed the work without a license, (actually he did it under the license of a person who had already died, which I didn’t know during the first case, it only came up in preparation for the appeal).I received a notice yesterday that he has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. I understand that in bankruptcy you can have money you owe dismissed or discharged, but when you break the law in the way he did, is that also allowed to be discharged as well? That seems to be unfair that someone could willingly violate the law and then just have the judgment discharged. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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