Legal Opinion
In Re: The Woodson Company, Debtor. Fireman's Fund Insurance Companies v. William B. Grover, Trustee, and Official Unsecured Creditors' Committee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 25, 1987No. 85-2698, 85-2714PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, trustee in bankruptcy, appeals from a summary judgment excluding assets from the bankrupt estate. We reverse and remand.
FACTS
In 1984, the debtor, Woodson Company (Woodson), a licensed mortgage broker, filed under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. At the time of bankruptcy Woodson had a loan portfolio worth $65 million composed of approximately 380 loans secured by deeds of trust to real estate; approximately 2,200 investors furnished the funds for the loans.
Typically, Woodson located and evaluated proposed loans and potential borrowers. Woodson Investors,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gillespie v. United States Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Helvering v. F. & R. Lazarus & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- In re Saco Local Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- In Re Robert J. Mason, Debtor. Robert J. Mason v. Integrity Insurance Company and Sherwood & Roberts, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- 9 Collier bankr.cas.2d 598, Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,390 in Re Exennium, Inc., Dba Axiom Television, Griffeys Tv and Appliances, Griffeys House of Portables, Griffeys Tv and Portables, Griffeys Electronics, Debtor. Irving Sulmeyer, Trustee v. Karbach Enterprises, a California Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- In Re Straightline Investments, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Sea Harvest Corp. v. Riviera Land Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
- T & B Scottdale Contractors, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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