Legal Opinion
Oneida Motor Freight, Inc. v. United Jersey Bank
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 31, 1988No. 87-5525PublishedCited by 389 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.
Oneida Motor Freight, a Chapter 11 debt- or, appeals the dismissal of its contract and tort action against United Jersey Bank, a secured creditor. We must determine whether Oneida, seeking damages for the bank’s alleged breach of certain loan agreements, is estopped from litigating this action by the preclusive effect of prior bankruptcy proceedings.
We conclude that Oneida violated both its statutory and fiduciary duty to disclose this current claim against the bank during the pendency of the bankruptcy case. By virtue of this failure to disclose,…
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