Legal Opinion
Commerce Bank & Trust Co. v. Burgess (In re Burgess)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 31, 1992No. Nos. 91-1606, 91-1607PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Commerce Bank and Trust Company (“Bank”) appeals a district court judgment affirming the dismissal by the bankruptcy court of adversary proceedings opposing appellees’ right to a discharge in bankruptcy and, alternatively, challenging the dis-chargeability of particular debts. We affirm.
I
BACKGROUND
The Bank held six notes on which appel-lees Philip Burgess, Sr. and Philip Burgess, Jr., father and son, were either makers or personal guarantors. Burgess Electric and Mechanical Contractors, Inc. (“BEMC”), whose president was Philip Burgess, Jr., was the principal obligor on…
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