Legal Opinion
United States v. Vecchio (In re Vecchio)
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 5, 1994No. 1756, Docket 93-5003PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
The United States of America appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Leonard D. Wexler, Judge) affirming *556the decision of the bankruptcy court which held that priority claims under 11 U.S.C. § 726(a)(1) lose their priority status if they are tardily filed. We reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
On September 28, 1988, Edward and Carol Vecchio (“debtors”) filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. They listed in their…
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