Legal Opinion
In Re Gerald T. Fenton, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 1, 1995No. Bankruptcy 90-00181PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON CROSS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
S. MARTIN TEEL, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
Under the court’s consideration are cross motions for summary judgment on the priority claim of the Travelers Insurance Company (“Travelers”). The question faced by the court is whether a claim for unpaid premiums for statutorily mandated workers’ compensation insurance is entitled to fourth priority status under 11 U.S.C. § 507(a)(4) as “contributions to an employee benefit plan.” For reasons set out below the court concludes that this claim is so entitled.
DISCUSSION
Travelers filed a $24,721.24…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- In re Saco Local Development Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Embassy Restaurant, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Joint Industry Board of Electrical Industry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Employers Insurance of Wausau, Creditor-Appellee v. Plaid Pantries, Inc., Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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3Cited by11 opinions
- In Re Southern Star Foods, Inc., Debtor, State Insurance Fund v. Southern Star Foods, Inc. Kenneth G.M. Mather, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- In Re: Birmingham-Nashville Express, Inc., Debtor. Travelers Property Casualty Corporation v. Birmingham-Nashville Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- In Re Braniff, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1998
- Official Creditors' Committee of Lummus Industries, Inc. Ex Rel. Lummus Industries, Inc. v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Georgia, Inc. (In Re Lummus Industries, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · 1996
- Field v. Maryland Motor Truck Assoc. Workers Compensation Self-Insurance Group (In Re George Transfer, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 2001
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