Legal Opinion

Lockwood v. Snookies, Inc. (In re F.D.R. Hickory House, Inc.)

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided June 8, 1995No. 94-8548PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BIRCH, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant challenges a district court order affirming a bankruptcy court order that denied approval of a proposed settlement and release agreement between plaintiff-appellant and an estate in bankruptcy. Because the district court order is interlocutory rather than final, we have no jurisdiction over this case. Appeal DISMISSED.

I. BACKGROUND

Debtor F.D.R. Hickory House, Inc. (“Hickory House”) was incorporated for the purpose of acquiring a number of restaurants from defendants-appellees Snookies, Inc., et al. (“Snookies”). Following the sale, Snook-ies filed suit…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Forgay v. ConradSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
  5. Atlantic Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Blythe Eastman Paine Webber, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Walden v. WalkerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
  2. James H. Greer v. Linda A. O'DellCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2002
  3. Haney Ex Rel. Haney v. City of CummingCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
  4. Lorenzo Esteva v. UBS Financial Services Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2023
  5. United States v. Hillsborough Holdings Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997

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