Legal Opinion
In Re Delbridge
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided May 29, 1986No. 19-40301PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION WITH REGARD TO USE OF CASH COLLATERAL
ARTHUR J. SPECTOR, Bankruptcy Judge.
Question: Is the cup half full or half empty? Answer: yes.
The debtor in possession in this dairy farm Chapter 11 case strenuously argues that milk is not the product of a cow. Since about half of the published court opinions dealing with this logically preposterous proposition have adopted it, it must be conceded that the argument passes the straight-face test. 1 Of course, when this question is put to a lay-person, that is, someone not blinded or befuddled by excessive legal training, the response is…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Tennessee Valley Authority v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Federal Deposit Ins. Corporation v. TremaineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- In the Matter of Chaseley's Foods, Inc., D/B/A Vic's Super Foods, Debtor. Appeal of Daniel L. Freeland, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Beker Industries Corp. v. Florida Land & Water Adjudicatory Commission (In Re Beker Industries Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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3Cited by12 opinions
- In Re Groves Farms, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Indiana · 1986
- In Re Keinath Bros. Dairy FarmUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1987
- Shearer v. Tepsic (In Re Emergency Monitoring Technologies, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2007
- Delbridge v. Production Credit Ass'n & Federal Land BankDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1989
- All Points Capital Corp. v. Laurel Hill Paper Co. (In Re Laurel Hill Paper Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. North Carolina · 2008
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