United States v. Humboldt Fir, Inc.

ORDER

RENFREW, District Judge.

This case involves cross-appeals from a decision of the Bankruptcy Judge disallowing the claim of the United States, Creditor, and denying the affirmative claim of Humboldt Fir, Inc., debtor, against the United States.

On December 6, 1971, Humboldt Fir, Inc. (“Humboldt”), filed a Chapter XI petition with the Bankruptcy Court. In early 1969 the United States, through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (“BIA”) on behalf of the Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe (“Tribe”), entered into a timber sale contract with Humboldt, which was to have been fully performed on or before December…