Legal Opinion
Clark v. Wetherill (In Re Leitner)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas
Decided March 11, 1999No. 19-20325PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION 1
JOHN T. FLANNAGAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
This case is about constructive trusts in bankruptcy. In 1986, Leo G. Wetherill hired Gary D. Leitner to perform legal and accounting services for L.G.W. Energy Resources, Inc., Wetherill’s closely held company. Between 1986 and 1992, Leitner embezzled a large sum of money from L.G.W. Energy Resources, Inc. 2 Leitner put some of the purloined funds into a new home for himself and his wife. When Wetherill discovered the fraud in 1992, he (and his company) sued the Leitners, alleging Leitner’s fraud created a constructive trust. To guard…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Pearlman v. Reliance InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- In Re Omegas Group, Inc., Debtor. Xl/datacomp, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. John R. Wilson, Trustee, Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Saghi v. Walsh (In Re Gurs)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- In Re Unicom Computer CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by16 opinions
- First American Title Insurance v. Lett (In Re Lett)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1999
- Bohm v. Dolata (In Re Dolata)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2004
- Kitchen v. Boyd (In re Newpower)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Mullins v. Burtch (In Re Paul J. Paradise & Associates, Inc.)District Court, D. Delaware · 2000
- Geer v. CoxDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2003
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