In the Matter of Barry Stuart Udell, Debtor-Appellee. Appeal of the Standard Carpetland Usa, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
SKINNER, District Judge.
A bankruptcy court granted the creditor-appellant relief from the automatic stay prescribed by the Bankruptcy Code, finding that its right to an injunction to enforce a restrictive covenant was not a “claim” dischargeable in bankruptcy. The district court reversed, and this appeal followed, We reverse and remand.
The Standard Carpetland USA, Inc. (“Car-petland”) employed debtor-appellee Barry Stuart Udell (“Udell”) in its Fort Wayne, Indiana store. The parties entered an employment contract that included a covenant not to compete. For three years after leaving…
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