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In Re Rosemary BROWN, Debtor. FIRST JERSEY NATIONAL BANK v. Rosemary BROWN, Appellant

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided December 16, 1991No. 91-5292PublishedCited by 211 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal we decide that a bankruptcy judge was required to give preclusive effect to a state court summary judgment on liability in a mortgage foreclosure proceeding. Furthermore, because the amount due is yet to be determined, the bankruptcy judge should permit the state court proceedings to continue. Because it appears that the bankruptcy judge’s denial of the mortgagee’s motion to dismiss the Chapter 11 petition here was influenced by a misunderstanding of issue preclusion, we believe that the case should be remanded for further consideration.…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Grogan v. GarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Migra v. Warren City School District Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. United Sav. Assn. of Tex. v. Timbers of Inwood Forest Associates, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Universal Minerals, Inc. v. C. A. Hughes & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  5. Toibb v. RadloffSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by211 opinions

  1. In Re Norman Docteroff, Debtor, Bert L. Wolstein Lady Iris Corporation v. Norman DocteroffCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  2. In Re Howard P. Batie, Debtor. Investors Credit Corporation v. Howard P. BatieCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
  3. Charles Greenleaf, Jr., Alternate of the Estate of Charles Greenleaf, Sr., Deceased Naomi Greenleaf, in Her Own Right v. Garlock, Inc. Fibreboard Corporation Celotex Corporation Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. A.W. Chesterton Sepco Corp. Uniroyal, Inc. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. Owens-Illinois Glass Co., Third-Party v. Hopeman Brothers, Inc. Combustion Engineering, Inc. Anchor Packing Co., Inc. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Green Tweed & Co., Inc. Melrath Gasket Company, Inc. Melrath Basket Holding Co., Inc. Pars Manufacturing Co., Third-Party Owens Corning, No. 97-1820. Charles Greenleaf, Jr., Alternate of the Estate of Charles Greenleaf, Sr., Deceased Naomi Greenleaf, in Her Own Right v. Garlock, Inc. Fibreboard Corporation Celotex Corporation Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. Owens-Illinois Glass Co. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. John Crane-Houdaille, Inc. A.W. Chesterton Sepco Corp. Uniroyal, Inc. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp. Owens-Illinois Glass Co., Third-Party v. Hopeman Brothers, Inc. Combustion Engineering, Inc. Anchor Packing Co., Inc. Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Green Tweed & Co., Inc. Melrath Gasket Company, Inc. Melrath Basket Holding Co., Inc. Pars Manufacturing Co., Third-Party Garlock, Inc., No. 97-1821Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  4. In Re: Sgl Carbon Corporation, Debtor Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, at No. 99-5319 v. Nucor Corporation Nucor-Yamato Steel Company, at No. 99-5382Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  5. Burlington Northern Railroad Company v. Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995

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