Legal Opinion

Braniff Airways, Inc. v. United Air Lines, Inc. (In Re Braniff Airways, Inc.)

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas

Decided August 29, 1983No. 19-30628PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION

JOHN FLOWERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Debtor, Braniff Airways, challenges Defendants’ assertions of priority status for their claims under § 507 of the Bankruptcy Code (“Code”), their entitlement to setoff rights, and their claims to be beneficiaries of a trust fund. Two of the Defendants, British Airways Board and Deutsche Lufthansa Aktiengesellschaft, have moved the court to stay the proceedings as to their claims and require the Debtor to submit to binding arbitration pursuant to the provisions of certain agreements between these…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Reid v. CovertSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 95,856 Winthrop J. Allegaert, as Trustee of Dupont Walston Incorporated v. H. Ross Perot, and Douglas E. DetataCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
  4. Johnson v. EnglandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Societe Nationale Algerienne Pour La Recherche, La Production, Le Transport, La Transformation Et La Commercialisation Des Hydrocarbures v. Distrigas Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1987
  2. Double TRL, Inc. v. F.S. Leasing, Inc. (In Re Double TRL, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1986
  3. Mor-Ben Insurance Markets Corp. v. Trident General Insurance Co. (In Re Mor-Ben Insurance Markets Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  4. In Re Chas. P. Young Co.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1990
  5. In Re Springer-Penguin, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1987

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