Legal Opinion
In Re Richard C. Barnes, Debtor. Appeal of Thomas J. Vankirk
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 9, 2002No. 01-1532PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The question presented by this bankruptcy appeal is whether Indiana permits an involuntary lien to be obtained in a liquor license. The appellant, VanKirk, was an employee of a bar owned by the debtor, Barnes (actually a predecessor of Barnes, but we can ignore that detail). VanKirk had filed a notice of employee’s lien on “any and all assets” of Barnes for unpaid wages and later had obtained from an Indiana court a default judgment against Barnes foreclosing his lien. Van-Kirk asked the court to appoint a receiver to operate the bar for his benefit and that of the bar’s…
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