Legal Opinion

In the Matter of Reliable Drug Stores, Inc., Debtors. Bindley Western Industries, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 30, 1995No. 95-1861PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Shortly before Reliable Drug Stores entered bankruptcy, Bindley Western Industries sold it more than a million dollars worth of goods. Bindley did not demand payment in advance, arrange for a letter of credit, or take a purchase-money security interest under § 9-312 of the Uniform Commercial Code, which Indiana (whose law governs) has adopted as I.C. § 26-1-9-312. (For simplicity we omit the “I.C. § 26-1” prefix from other citations.) Instead Bindley depended on Reliable’s history of prompt payment — a history that ended when the bankruptcy began. Bindley…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  3. Stowers v. MahonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by19 opinions

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  4. Galey & Lord Inc. v. Arley Corp. (In Re Arlco, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1999
  5. In Re Victory Markets Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1997

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