Legal Opinion
In Re Kasson Inc., U.S.A.
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided December 28, 1989No. 15-31264PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
JAMES E. SHAPIRO, Bankruptcy Judge.
Objections by Kasson Inc., U.S.A. (“debt- or”) to the priority claims of 281 milk producers (commonly referred to as “patron farmers” or “milk suppliers”) have been presented to this court. The issue is as follows:
Do the claims due to the milk suppliers, accruing within 90 days before the date of filing of debtor’s chapter 11 petition, qualify as “wages” within the meaning of 11 U.S.C. § 507(a)(3)?
The debtor is a producer of cheese and is located in Brillion, Wisconsin. The milk suppliers sold their entire milk supply to the debtor. On May 2, 1989,…
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