Kearns Motor Co. v. Cimino (In Re Dreiling)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ROLAND J. BRUMBAUGH, Bankruptcy Judge.

THIS MATTER came on for trial on the Plaintiffs’ Complaint and the Defendant Chapter 7 Trustee’s Counterclaims and Third Party Complaint. The trial was held on November 2, 3, 4, 9, and 25, 1998. 1

Although this Adversary was commenced June 2, 1997, much of the relevant events took place years ago. In order to have a complete understanding, one must go back to I960. 2 On or about December 19, 1960, Jack Kearns Motor Co. (“Kearns”) was incorporated as a Jeep franchise and was later made a Jeep/Eagle/Chrysler dealership at 3247…