Legal Opinion
Woerner v. Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance (In Re Woerner)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas
Decided January 28, 1982No. 19-10114PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
JAMES A. PUSATERI, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this chapter 7 proceeding, the debtors object to the priority and nondischargeability status of a portion of the claim filed by Farmers Alliance Mutual Insurance Company (Farmers Alliance) and the propriety of an unsecured claim for attorney fees made by Farmers Alliance.
The debtors are represented by John E. Bohannon, Topeka, Kansas. Farmers Alliance is represented by J. Steven Pigg of Fisher, Patterson, Sayler & Smith, Topeka, Kansas.
The issues presented for determination are:
1. Does 11 U.S.C. § 509(a) extend to sureties.
2. When a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States v. Munsey Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- In Re CareyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 1981
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 67,606 the National Collection Agency, Inc. v. Kenneth Frank TrahanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Gregory v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1920
- Gilbert v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty CompanyDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 1959
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Rankin v. Alloway (In Re Alloway)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
- Dore & Associates Contracting, Inc. v. American Druggists' InsuranceUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1985
- In Re Trasks' CharolaisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Dakota · 1988
- In the Matter of Herbert W. FIELDS, Jr., Debtor. HARTFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee, v. Herbert W. FIELDS, Jr., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- In Re SaundersUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · 1991
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