Case Name: Bertoncini v. May Department Stores
Court: Alexandria Circuit Court
Jurisdiction: Virginia
Decision Date: 1981-10-15
Citations: 3 Va. Cir. 39
Docket Number: Case No. (Law) 6820
Parties: Bertoncini v. May Department Stores
Judges: 
Reporter: Virginia Circuit Court Opinions
Volume: 3
Pages: 39–39

Head Matter:
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA
Bertoncini v. May Department Stores
October 15, 1981
Case No. (Law) 6820

Opinion:
By JUDGE DONALD H. KENT
In this case the plaintiff seeks damages from the defendant for the continued reporting to a credit bureau a debt which has been discharged in bankruptcy. The Court finds that Section 14(f)(2) of the Bankruptcy Act prevents creditors from taking judicial action to collect on discharged debts but does not prevent informal, non-legal methods of collection such as the reporting of the debt to a credit bureau. The discharge destroys the remedy but not the indebtedness.
The demurrer is sustained.