Legal Opinion
1 Collier bankr.cas.2d 42, Bankr. L. Rep. P 67,033 Ralph I. Selby, Trustee in Bankruptcy for the Frimberger Corporation v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1979No. 76-1711PublishedCited by 150 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Circuit Judge.
The trustee in bankruptcy for a general contractor appeals a decision by District Judge Joiner declining to set aside as preferences under § 60 of the Bankruptcy Act payments made by the contractor and by the owner of a construction project to subcontractors within four months of the general contractor’s bankruptcy. The question on appeal concerns the recognition federal bankruptcy law should give to state-created property rights under the Michigan Builders Trust Fund Act.
The Michigan act creates a security device in the form of a “trust fund” for the benefit of the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- First Nat. Bank of Baltimore v. StaakeSupreme Court of the United States · 1906
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3Cited by150 opinions
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- Georgia Pacific Corporation v. Sigma Service CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- In Re Auto-Train Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- In Re Interstate Agency, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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