Legal Opinion
In Re Mammoth Mart, Inc., Debtor. Stanley Cramer v. Mammoth Mart, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 18, 1976No. 76-1055PublishedCited by 393 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether a severance pay claim, which is determined by the length of a former employee’s service with a bankrupt company and which arises from a discharge during a Chapter XI proceeding, is entitled to priority as a “cost and expense of administration” under § 64(a)(1) of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 104(a)(1). Appellants are two former employees of Mammoth Mart, Inc. (Mammoth Mart), a discount department store chain. On June 17, 1974, Mammoth Mart filed a petition to reorganize itself under Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. §…
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