Legal Opinion

Bittner v. Borne Chemical Co.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided October 8, 1982No. 82-5148PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Stockholders of The Rolfite Company appeal from the judgment of the district *135court, affirming the decision of the bankruptcy court to assign a zero value to their claims in the reorganization proceedings of Borne Chemical Company, Inc. (Borne) under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (Code), 11 U.S.C. §§ 1-151326 (Supp. IV 1981). Since the bankruptcy court neither abused its discretionary authority to estimate the value of the claims pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 502(c)(1) nor relied on clearly erroneous findings of fact, we affirm.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Pullman-Standard v. SwintSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Orvis v. HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
  4. In Re AsheCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  5. Gurmankin v. CostanzoCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. John W. Bittner v. Borne Chemical Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
  2. In Re RorieUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. AL Tech Specialty Steel Corp. v. Allegheny International, Inc. (In Re Allegheny International, Inc.)District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. In Re the Bible SpeaksUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1986
  5. In Re Marvin Johnson's Auto Service, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1996

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