Legal Opinion
Gulf States Exploration Co. v. Manville Forest Products Corp. (In Re Manville Forest Products Corp.)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 8, 1989No. 88 Civ. 6650 (MBM), Adv. No. 85-5911APublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MUKASEY, District Judge.
Gulf States Exploration Co. (“Gulf”) appeals a decision in bankruptcy court (Lif-land, C.J.,) expunging its proof of claim against Manville Forest Products Corp. (“Manville”), now in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, for breach of an oil and gas exploration agreement. This court has jurisdiction to hear this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a). Gulf contends that the bankruptcy court incorrectly applied Louisiana law to this contract and should have allowed Gulf to assert the rights of its working interest partners. 1 For the reasons set forth below, the…
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