Legal Opinion
Sechuan City, Inc. v. North American Motor Inns, Inc. (In Re Sechuan City, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 6, 1989No. 19-10990PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRUCE I. FOX, Bankruptcy Judge:
The debtor has initiated an adversary proceeding against North American Motor Inns, Inc. (Hotel), its principal (Mr. Richard Melius) 1 and an employee (Jose Garcia) alleging that defendants violated the automatic stay by attempting to collect a pre-petition debt. Defendants allege that their activities did not violate any provision of § 362(a) and, alternatively, that their conduct was protected by the First Amendment. The Hotel also seeks a set-off for unpaid postpetition rent.
I
After hearing the testimony and reviewing the documentary evidence and…
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