Legal Opinion
Shapiro v. Art Leather, Inc. (In Re Connolly North America, LLC)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided April 12, 2006No. 11-69827PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION DENYING MOTION OF DEFENDANT ART LEATHER, INC. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
THOMAS J. TUCKER, Bankruptcy Judge.
This is a preference case in which the Chapter 7 Trustee seeks to avoid and recover from Defendant Art Leather, Inc. (“Art Leather”) six pre-petition payments that the Debtor, Connolly North America, LLC, made to GE Capital Commercial Finance, Inc. (“GE Capital”). While the payments were made to GE Capital, allegedly they were made for the benefit of Art Leather. Art Leather has moved for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the Court must deny Art Leather’s motion.
I. Facts.
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