Legal Opinion
C.F. Trust, Inc. v. Tyler
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 16, 2004No. 19-31041PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
At issue in this bankruptcy appeal is the bankruptcy judge’s conclusion that a general release of claims executed in connection with the formation of a Chapter 11 plan was ambiguous, such that parol evidence was necessary to determine the parties’ intent with respect to the scope of the release.
I
For the past decade, appellant C.F. Trust, Inc. has been seeking with little success to collect from Barrie Peterson more than $6 million owed on two commercial notes. 1 The latest chapter in this debt-collection saga began in November 1999 when C.F. Trust filed…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. SchorSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- In Re ARNOLD PRINT WORKS, INC., Debtor. ARNOLD PRINT WORKS, INC., Appellant, v. Joseph APKIN, Et Al., AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
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