The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Feb. 22 that a woman whose husband defrauded a man who bought their San Francisco home is financially responsible even though she did not participate in the fraudulent scheme.
Kate Bartenwerfer, who filed for bankruptcy after the ill-fated real estate deal, appealed after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled she cannot escape from the debt that is non-dischargeable in a bankruptcy proceeding.
