Legal Opinion
John Kale v. Stanley Obuchowski, Trustee in Bankruptcy for Wayne J. Klein, and Brian Andersen, Anthony J. Murray, Jr., and George C. Pontikes
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 9, 1993No. 91-3797PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Wayne Klein feared that the trustee in his bankruptcy would uncover shenanigans. Efforts to spirit documents out of the trustee’s reach landed Klein in jail. United States v. Klein, 910 F.2d 1533 (7th Cir.1990). With Klein salted away, some of his associates emerged to make claims. John Kale contended that he, Klein, and Brian Andersen were partners in an industrial park, known as the Park at Chicago Ridge. Kale asked the bankruptcy court to recognize that interest, free of any claims by Klein’s creditors.
Andersen and the trustee opposed Kale’s demand, observing…
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