Legal Opinion
Bonwit Teller, Inc. v. Jewelmasters, Inc. (In Re Hooker Investments, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 6, 1994No. 18-20013PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTION TO DISMISS
TINA L. BROZMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
This motion to dismiss a preference action plumbs the depths of postconfirmation jurisdiction. It also invites me to overrule my decision in Alithochrome, Inc. v. East Coast Finishing Corp. (In re Alithochrome, Inc.), 53 B.R. 906 (Bankr.S.D.N.Y.1985), which held that a debtor in possession is not bound by the two-year statute of limitations contained in section 546 of the Bankruptcy Code, and join the two circuit courts of appeal which have held otherwise. Whereas I do not shrink from disavowing my erroneous decisions, 1 in this…
2Cases cited51 opinions
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3Cited by39 opinions
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