Legal Opinion
In Re Pittston Stevedoring Corp.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 24, 1984No. 18-13620PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURTON R. LIFLAND, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtor in this proceeding, Pittston Stevedoring Corporation (“Pittston”), filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (“the Code”). A creditor, The Fringe Benefit Escrow Fund (“FBEF”), is claiming that contributions to an employee benefit plan, which Pittston admits it owes to the FBEF, should be granted priority status under Section 507 of the Code. Under Section 507(a)(4) of the Code, a priority claim for contribution to such a plan must have “arisen from services rendered within 180 days before the date…
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