In Re J.B. Lovell Corporation, Debtor. J.B. Lovell Corporation v. Carlisle Corporation

The issue in this bankruptcy appeal is whether a debtor’s conversion of a Chapter 7 involuntary proceeding to a Chapter 11 proceeding renders moot its appeal to the district court from the Bankruptcy Court’s order granting the involuntary petition filed by debtor’s creditors.

I. Facts

Carlisle SynTec Systems, a Division of Carlisle Corporation (Carlisle), manufactures commercial roofing and insulation products which it distributes nationwide. J.B. Lovell (Lovell) was a Carlisle distribution representative for a number of years until Carlisle terminated their commercial relationship in 1986.…