New Products Corp. v. Tibble (In re Modern Plastics Corp.)

OPINION

JANET T. NEFF, United States District Judge

This is an appeal from a judgment, in an adversary proceeding in the Bankruptcy Court of the Western District of Michigan. Modern Plastics Corporation ceased operations in 2008 and filed a petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code in January 2009. The assets in the estate included 12 acres of real estate in Benton Harbor, Michigan, on which sat Modern Plastics’ offices, warehouse, and a manufacturing facility (the “Property”). Appel-lee Thomas Tibbie was appointed as the trustee for the bankruptcy estate. Appellant New…