Legal Opinion

Lightfoot v. Amelia Maritime Services, Inc.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Louisiana

Decided November 24, 2008No. 19-10546PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELIZABETH W. MAGNER, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Chapter 7 Trustee, Claude C. Lightfoot, Jr. (“Trustee”), filed this adversary proceeding to avoid and recover three alleged preferential payments made by the debtor, Sea Bridge Marine, Inc., (“Sea Bridge” or “Debtor”) to the defendant, Praxis Energy Agents, LLC, (“Praxis”) totaling $195,000.00. Praxis asserts that the payments fall under the ordinary course of business exception set forth in 11 U.S.C. § 547(c)(2) and the subsequent new value defense of § 547(c)(4). On August 1, 2008, the Court conducted a trial and the parties were…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  2. Gulf City Seafoods, Inc. v. Ludwig Shrimp Co. (In Re Gulf City Seafoods, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  3. G.H. Leidenheimer Baking Co. v. SharpCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2006
  4. Payne v. Clarendon National Insurance (In Re Sunset Sales, Inc.)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  5. In Re Gateway Pacific Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998

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