Legal Opinion
Adams v. Evans
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1981No. 79-3561PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
We are called upon in this appeal to consider for the first time — and, since the statute has now been replaced, probably for the last — the scope of a bankruptcy court’s authority to disallow a contingent or unliquidated claim under section 57(d) of the old Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 93(d) (1976) (repealed).
In 1974, Bryan Adams sold a duplex to Paul and Myneka Evans. The Evanses contend that Adams promised to correct certain deficiencies in the property if they purchased it, that he failed to do so, and that, indeed, he never intended to do so. On the basis of these…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- In the Matter of Charles F. Schwab, Bankrupt. Colorado Livestock Production Credit Assoc. v. Charles F. SchwabCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- In the Matter of William Rakestraw Co., Inc., Bankrupt. Marin Foods, Inc. v. Walter J. Hempy, Trustee in BankruptcyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Schaefer v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
3Cited by2 opinions
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