Legal Opinion

Forrester v. Staggs (In Re Staggs)

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana

Decided June 6, 1994No. 19-10024PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION

ROBERT E. GRANT, Bankruptcy Judge.

On July 3, 1986, the defendani/debtor, Er-vin Staggs, was involved in a bar fight with the plaintiff, James Forrester, at the Red Apple Inn in Marion, Indiana. As a result of that altercation, the plaintiff filed a civil action on July 5, 1988, alleging that the defendant had committed battery against him. Defendant filed an answer of denial on April 3, 1989. Almost three years later, plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment. The defendant did not appear at any of the hearings held as a result of the motion or otherwise contest it. On September…

2Cases cited69 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Marrese v. American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Edward R. POSEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SKYLINE CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Rupert v. Krautheimer (In Re Krautheimer)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1997
  2. Ramsey v. Bernstein (In Re Bernstein)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1996
  3. Staggs v. Forrester (In Re Staggs)District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1995
  4. Zio Johnos Inc. v. Ziadeh (In Re Ziadeh)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 2002
  5. Montgomery v. Herring (In Re Herring)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1995

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