Legal Opinion
Keach v. New Brunswick Southern Railway Co. (Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, Ltd.)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided October 21, 2016No. BAP NO. EB 16-015; Bankruptcy Case No. 13-10670-PGCPublished
1Opinion of the Court
Feeney, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judge.
Robert J. Reach, the former chapter 11 trustee (the “Appellant”),1 appeals the bankruptcy court’s February 26, 2016 order (the “Order”) overruling in part his objections to certain proofs of claim filed by New Brunswick Southern Railway Company Limited (“NBSR”) and Maine Northern Railway Company (“MNR” and, collectively with NBSR, the “Irving Railroads”). The Appellant appeals the bankruptcy court’s ruling that the Irving Railroads’ claims qualified as so-called “six months claims” entitled to priority under § 1171(b).2 For the reasons set…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Mass.Supreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Fosdick v. SchallSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Wilma Cumpiano A/K/A Wilma Cumpiano Sanchez v. Banco Santander Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Fleet Data Processing Corp. v. Branch (In Re Bank of New England Corp.)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 1998
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