Legal Opinion

Heartland Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Briscoe Enterprises, Ltd., II

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 12, 1993No. 92-1446PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This bankruptcy case requires the Court to confront some very difficult problems associated with a Chapter 11 “cramdown” reorganization. 1 We agree with the Bankruptcy court’s approval of the reorganization plan; we REVERSE the District Court.

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The debtor, Briscoe Enterprises, Ltd., II, is a Texas limited partnership formed to develop a 784-unit apartment complex in a depressed section of Fort Worth. It is a low-to-moderate-income community, and about 25% of the residents receive rental assistance from either the federal government or the city of Fort Worth. This complex,…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  4. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Herman & MacLean v. HuddlestonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by62 opinions

  1. United States Ex Rel. Farmers Home Administration v. Arnold & Baker Farms (In Re Arnold & Baker Farms)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  2. Internal Revenue Service v. Taylor (In Re Taylor)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
  3. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Charter Communications Operating, LLC (In Re Charter Communications)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2009
  4. Matter of Briscoe Enterprises, Ltd., IICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
  5. In Re Cellular Information Systems, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1994

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