Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Handy Andy Home Improvement Centers, Inc., Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of National Terminals Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 1998No. 97-3781PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
We are asked to decide an important question of bankruptcy law that, surprisingly, has never elicited an appellate opinion, even though it has been the subject of a large number of decisions by bankruptcy and district judges—decisions that are on both sides of the question. Compare, e.g., In re McCrory Corp., 210 B.R. 934 (S.D.N.Y.1997); In re Child World, Inc., 161 B.R. 571 (S.D.N.Y.1993), and In re Victory Markets, Inc., 196 B.R. 6 (Bankr.N.D.N.Y.1996), with, e.g., In re F & M Distributors, Inc., 197 B.R. 829 (Bankr.E.D.Mich.1995), and In re Krystal Co., 194 B.R. 161…
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- Textron Lycoming Reciprocating Engine Division v. United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
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