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Eastern Bank v. Benton (In re Benton)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided January 4, 2017No. Case No. 16-11385-JNF; Adv. P. No. 16-1101PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

Joan N. Feeney, United States Bankruptcy Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

The matters before the Court are Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment filed by David B. Madoff, the Chapter 7 Trustee and Plaintiff in Counterclaim (the “Trustee”) and Eastern Bank (the “Bank”), Plaintiff, and Defendant in Counterclaim.1 In addition to the Chapter 7 Trustee, in its Complaint, the Bank named Seterus, Inc. and The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod as parties in interest.

The Bank filed a two-count Complaint for the following purpose:

[T]o correct the metes and bounds description in the mortgage granted by Debtors ...…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Desmond v. Varrasso (In Re Varrasso)Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  4. Storer v. FreemanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1810
  5. In Re: Bernard L. Zaptocky and Gloria J. Zaptocky, Debtors. David O. Simon, Chapter 7 Trustee v. Chase Manhattan BankCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Andrews v. HSBC Bank USA, N.A.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2017

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