Legal Opinion

In re E.C. Morris Corp.

Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 10, 2014No. 14-8016PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARIAN F. HARRISON, Bankruptcy Judge.

ECM Chemicals, LLC, and Edward C. Morris (“Appellants”) appeal the order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio (“Bankruptcy Court”) denying their Motion to Enforce Order Approving Compromise of Claims. Specifically, the Appellants seek to stop Ergon Refining, Inc., and Rent-wear, Inc. (“Appellees”)1 from pursuing *79successor liability claims against them based on the Chapter 7 Trustee’s compromise of the estate’s claims against the Appellants. For the reasons that follow, the Panel AFFIRMS the Bankruptcy Court’s…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Stern v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  2. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Celotex Corp. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Midland Asphalt Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Law v. SiegelSupreme Court of the United States · 2014

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Westlake Flooring Co. v. Staggs (In re Staggs)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 2016
  2. In re Teresa Gail Baker v. DeKalb County, GeorgiaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2026

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