Legal Opinion

Higgins Oil Co. v. Shaw's Plumbing & Heating Co. (In re Shaw's Plumbing & Heating Co.)

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided November 6, 1979No. Bankruptcy No. 75-268-APublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES C. TURK, Chief Judge.

Two unsecured, general creditors appeal from an order of the bankruptcy judge. These unsecured creditors, Higgins Oil Company (Higgins) and Easter-Gilliam Associates (Easter-Gilliam), contend that Ga-lax Savings and Loan Association (Galax), a secured creditor, was overpaid after a sale of assets from the bankruptcy estate. The bankrupt is a corporation — Shaw’s Plumbing & Heating Company, Inc. — of which the sole shareholder is Robert W. Shaw. Higgins and Easter-Gilliam assert that Galax was overpaid because it was permitted, they argue, to apply…

2Cases cited14 opinions

In the Matter of George Beverly Pigge, Bankrupt. Viola M. Hovermale v. George Beverly PiggeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
In Re J. M. Wells, Inc., Bankrupt, in Re J. M. Wells, Inc., Bankrupt, Harold A. LeventhalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
In the Matter of the Harwald Company, an Illinois Corporation, Bankrupt. Appeal of Clyde EngleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
Vitoratos v. WalshSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
In the Matter of Acme Furnace Fitting Company, a Corporation, Bankrupt. Eusebius J. Biggs v. Gerald P. Grace, as Trustee in BankruptcyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962

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