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Matter of Baldwin-United Corp.

District Court, S.D. Ohio

Decided August 31, 1984No. Civ. A. C-1-84-345PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

DAVID S. PORTER, Senior District Judge:

I. Introduction

The issue in these consolidated appeals from four orders of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio boils down to whether or not the bankruptcy court has the discretion to permit a Chapter 11 debtor to advance its present and former non-management directors’ funds from the estate with which to pay for their defense, as individual defendants, in securities actions alleging misconduct during their terms as directors. We conclude, for reasons which follow, that while the bankruptcy court may in a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. In Re Mammoth Mart, Inc., Debtor. Stanley Cramer v. Mammoth Mart, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  4. In the Matter of Jartran, Inc., Debtor. Appeal of Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation and Sandra C. Tinsley, IncCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. Randolph v. ScruggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903

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3Cited by50 opinions

  1. In Re Dant & Russell, Inc., Debtors. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, Creditor-Appellant v. Dant & Russell, Inc., Debtor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
  2. Baldwin-United Corp. v. Thompson (In Re Baldwin-United Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1985
  3. In Re United Trucking Service Inc., a Michigan Corporation, Debtor. United Trucking Service, Inc. v. Trailer Rental Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  4. Matter of Baldwin-United Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1985
  5. Ford Motor Credit Company v. Rayfeal C. Dobbins, A/K/A Ray C. Dobbins Mary Ellen DobbinsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994

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