Orchard Pecan Co. v. Albany Pecan Sales Co.

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The four appellees herein filed separate suits against the appellant corporation for breach of a plan of reorganization which it had filed under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. The appellant responded by counterclaiming for damages for abusive litigation. The actions were consolidated for trial without a jury; and after hearing evidence, the trial judge entered judgment in favor of each appellee for the amount claimed, plus interest and court costs. This appeal followed.

The appellees were unsecured creditors of the appellant at the time the bankruptcy…