Legal Opinion

In Re Rega Properties, Ltd., Debtor. J. Reed Dunkley v. Rega Properties, Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided February 1, 1990No. 88-4217PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:

We consider the questions of whether a bankruptcy court order denying a motion to dismiss a petition in bankruptcy is an appealable “final order” and what is the appropriate measure of damages resulting from a rejected executory contract.

I

In February 1981, Rega Properties, Ltd. (“Rega”) contracted to purchase land in the Spokane Valley from Tanglewood Enterprises, Inc., a Canadian corporation owned solely by Dunkley and his wife. Dunkley dissolved Tanglewood in 1984 and succeeded to all its rights, claims, and liabilities.

The contract required Rega to make annual…

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