Legal Opinion
Branch v. SEI Corp. (In re Bank of New England Corp.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 4, 1997No. Bankruptcy No. 91-10126-WCH; Adversary No. 95-1278PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AS TO COUNT VI OF THE AMENDED COMPLAINT
WILLIAM C. HILLMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. Introduction
Bank of New England Corporation (“BNEC”), the holding company for a variety of banking and non-banking subsidiaries,1 filed a petition under Chapter 7 of Title 11 on January 7, 1991. Dr. Ben S. Branch was elected as the Chapter 7 Trustee (the “Trustee”).
The Trustee commenced this proceeding objecting to the claim of SEI Corporation (“SEI”) and seeking a declaratory judgment as to the rights of the Trustee and certain defendants under a contract more…
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- Kobayashi v. Orion Ventures, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Fleet Data Processing Corp. v. Branch (In Re Bank of New England Corp.)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 1998
- In Re GoodrichUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
- Moll Industries, Inc. v. Oral-B Laboratories, Inc.Massachusetts Superior Court · 2001