Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Little Creek Development Company, Debtor. Little Creek Development Co. v. Commonwealth Mortgage Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1986No. 85-1615PublishedCited by 491 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH HOT J,AN JONES, Circuit Judge.
The debtor, Little Creek Development Company (Little Creek), appeals from an order of the bankruptcy court lifting the automatic stay so that the secured creditor, Commonwealth Mortgage Corporation (Commonwealth), could foreclose on Little Creek’s single asset, two parcels of undeveloped real estate. The principal issue on appeal is whether the bankruptcy court was clearly erroneous in finding that “cause” to lift the stay pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362(d)(1) could be based solely on the remarks of counsel for Little Creek that the bankruptcy petition was…
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