Legal Opinion
Georgia Pacific Corporation v. Sigma Service Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 17, 1983No. 82-3582PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
Sigma Service Corporation (“Sigma”), debtor in possession of a bankrupt general contracting firm, appeals from a judgment of the district court, 22 B.R. 984, that held that money due to it from Georgia-Pacific Corporation (“Georgia-Pacific”) and Mississippi Chemical Corporation (“Mississippi Chemical”) (two companies for which Sigma had contracted to perform contracting serv ices) did not in fact form a part of its bankruptcy estate. These funds represent amounts admittedly due, under contract, to Sigma from the two companies, but a competing claim to the money has been…
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