Legal Opinion

Karnes v. Salem National Bank (In Re Fullop)

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided November 14, 1991No. Civ. 90-4243PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FOREMAN, Chief Judge:

Before the Court are cross appeals from a Memorandum and Order and Judgment entered by the Bankruptcy Court on September 14, 1990. 125 B.R. 536. Because the order was entered in a case or proceeding referred to the bankruptcy judge under 28 U.S.C. § 157 (1988), this Court has jurisdiction to hear the appeals under 28 U.S.C. § 158 (1988).

I. BACKGROUND

At issue in this case is whether the bankruptcy trustee can use his “strong arm” powers under 11 U.S.C. § 544(a) to recover payments made to the Salem National Bank for oil extracted under oil and gas leases in which…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Farrey v. SanderfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. 10 Collier bankr.cas.2d 1137, Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,875 in the Matter of Evanston Motor Co., Inc., Debtor. First National Bank of Lincolnwood v. Maurice Levine, Trustee and Attorney for TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
  3. Harms v. SpragueIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  4. In the Matter of Excalibur Automobile Corporation. Excalibur Automobile Corporation, Debtor-Appellant v. Roosevelt v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. Jilek v. Chicago, Wilmington & Franklin Coal Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1943

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re KilpatrickUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1993
  2. OCTAGON GAS SYSTEMS, INC., Appellant, v. Roy T. RIMMER, Appellee, in Re MERIDIAN RESERVE, INC., DebtorCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  3. Bankr. L. Rep. P 75,440, 21 Ucc rep.serv.2d 757 in the Matter of Henry Robert Fullop, Debtor. Charles E. Jones, Successor Trustee to Gibson D. Karnes, Trustee, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Salem National Bank, Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  4. Jones v. Salem National Bank (In re Fullop)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  5. In re JohnsonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · 2014

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