Legal Opinion
REPUBLIC SUPPLY CO., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph SHOAF, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1987No. 86-1541PublishedCited by 258 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we address the question whether a bankruptcy court’s confirmation order which, beyond the statutory grant of the Code, expressly released a third-party guarantor, is to be given res judicata effect. In a previous bankruptcy action, the bankruptcy court confirmed a reorganization plan (the Plan) that released a guaranty executed by the appellant, Dr. Joseph Shoaf, in favor of the creditor, now plaintiff-appellee, Republic Supply Company (Republic). In the bankruptcy court, Republic neither objected to that provision of the Plan nor appealed its…
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