Legal Opinion
Thomas G. Lovett, Jr., Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Transportation Systems International, Inc. v. Honeywell, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1991No. 90-5145PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The sole issue before this court is whether the district court1 erred in reversing the bankruptcy court award of attorneys’ fees and punitive damages against Honeywell, Inc. The bankruptcy court awarded these damages to Thomas G. Lovett, the bankruptcy trustee for Transportation Systems International, Inc., because Honeywell filed a petition with the Interstate Commerce Commission seeking a declaratory order, in violation of the automatic stay of the bankruptcy code. The district court reversed the bankruptcy court’s order, holding that Honeywell did not violate…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Maislin Industries, U. S., Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Whitt v. Philadelphia Housing Authority (In Re Whitt)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Maislin Industries and U.S. Inc. v. Primary Steel, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- H.T. Bowling, Inc. v. Bain (In Re Bain)District Court, W.D. Virginia · 1986
- Lovett v. Honeywell, Inc. (In Re Transportation Systems International, Inc.)District Court, D. Minnesota · 1990
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- Clayton v. King (In Re Clayton)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1998
- Eskanos & Adler, P.C. v. Roman (In Re Roman)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- In Re Just Brakes Corporate Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
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