Legal Opinion
S.G. Phillips Constructors, Inc. v. City of Burlington (In re S.G. Phillips Constructors, Inc.)
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 25, 1995No. Nos. 1813, 1950, Dockets 94-5009(L), 94-5011XAPPublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
Debtor in bankruptcy S.G. Phillips Constructors, Inc. (“Phillips”) appeals from a final order of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont (Franklin S. Billings, Jr., Chief Judge). On appeal, Phillips, a construction company from which the City of Burlington, Vermont (“the City”) is seeking damages in contract, argues principally that the district court erred in holding that the bankruptcy court was without jurisdiction to disallow the claim asserted by the City. Phillips contends that by filing a proof of claim in the bankruptcy proceedings, the City…
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