Legal Opinion
Loup v. Great Plains Western Ranch Co. (In Re Great Plains Western Ranch Co.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California
Decided April 6, 1984No. Bankruptcy Nos. LA 82-17264-JA, LA 82-17252-JA, Adv. Nos. LA 83-0170-JA, LA 83-0381-JAPublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
JOHN D. AYER, Bankruptcy Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This is a dispute over ownership rights in two properties, a Texas ranch and a Mississippi farm. The debtor holds record title, but the plaintiffs claim ownership by constructive trust. The constructive trust claims rest on an assertion that the record title holder defrauded them out of the purchase price prior to the filing of this Chapter 11 case. For purposes of analysis, I am willing to assume that the record title holder did in fact defraud the plaintiffs. Nonetheless, I hold that the property belongs in the bankruptcy…
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