Corporate Assets Inc v. Paloian, Gus A.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
At an auction sanctioned by the bankruptcy court, Corporate Assets, Inc. (“CAI”) submitted the high bid for assets belonging to the debtors, but its apparent victory proved short-lived. A higher, “upset” bid tendered to the debtors after the close of the auction convinced the debtors, with the bankruptcy court’s approval, to reopen the bidding. CAI won the second auction with a bid $352,500 higher than its original bid. CAI appealed the bankruptcy court’s decisions to reopen the bidding and to confirm the sale to CAI at the higher price established by the second auction.…
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