Legal Opinion
Spiers Graff Spiers v. Menako (In Re Spiers Graff Spiers)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 2, 1996No. 18-35688PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JACK B. SCHMETTERER, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Debtor-Plaintiff Spiers Graff Spiers (“SGS” or “Debtor”), an Illinois partnership, filed for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code Title 11, § 101 et seq. Its liquidating Plan of reorganization was confirmed. The Debtor filed this Adversary Complaint seeking declaratory judgment in Count I that Plan confirmation had a res judicata effect barring a state suit by Phyllis Menako (“Me-nako”) asserting personal liability of Debtor’s general partners on her claims. Debtor asserts that those claims by Menako were adjudicated by…
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