Legal Opinion
In re Rockford Products Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 18, 2013No. 12-3133PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Rockford Products Corp. (Debtor) leased a building from Harrison Kishwau-kee (Landlord). During its liquidation in bankruptcy, Debtor assumed the lease, 11 U.S.C. § 365, and sold the leasehold interest (and many other assets) to Rockford Acquisition, which later renamed itself as Rockford Products, LLC (Tenant). The bankruptcy judge approved the transaction in 2007, see 11 U.S.C. § 363, after Landlord did not object to Debtor’s assertion that Landlord did not have any outstanding claim against Debtor. The order ap*732proving the sale bars any claims based on pre-sale…
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