Legal Opinion
12 Collier bankr.cas.2d 686, Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,275 in Re Charlesbank Laundry, Inc., Debtor. Shepard A. Spunt v. Charlesbank Laundry, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 25, 1985No. 19-1582PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This case raises the interesting question whether a civil compensatory fine for violation of an injunction by a debtor corporation engaged in a Chapter 11 reorganization qualifies for first priority treatment as an administrative expense under 11 U.S.C. § 503(b)(1)(A) as “actual, necessary costs and expenses of preserving the estate.”
In 1976 a number of Cambridge residents and one Spunt of Brookline instituted proceedings in Middlesex Superior Court to enjoin the debtor, Charlesbank Laundry, Inc. (Charlesbank), from committing a private and public nuisance and from…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In Re Mammoth Mart, Inc., Debtor. Stanley Cramer v. Mammoth Mart, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Reading Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Johnston v. Holiday Inns, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Carter-Wallace, Inc. v. Davis-Edwards Pharmacal Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Spunt v. Charlesbank Laundry, Inc. (In re Charlesbank Laundry, Inc.)District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1984
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- In the Matter of Al Copeland Enterprises, Inc., Debtors. Al Copeland Enterprises, Inc. v. State of TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- In Re David Abercrombie, Debtor. David Abercrombie v. Hayden Corporation, Dba Hillman Properties NorthwestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
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