Legal Opinion
In re Abbott
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided May 11, 1981No. Bankruptcy Nos. 79-72 Erie, 79-73 EriePublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON APPLICATION FOR ALLOWANCE OF EXEMPTION RIGHTS UNDER BANKRUPTCY REFORM ACT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO WITHDRAW PRE-CODE PROCEEDING AND REFILE UNDER NEW ACT
WILLIAM B. WASHABAUGH, Bankruptcy Judge.
The bankrupts filed the within aborted Chapter XI Arrangement case March 22, 1979 before the effective date of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, October 1,1979. Through the time-consuming efforts of their original counsel and his successor, and after protracted hearings in which their positions were opposed by secured creditors seeking relief from automatic stays and adequate…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Miller v. WoolleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1944
- In Re Caribbean Food Products, Inc., Debtors-Appellees v. Banco Credito Y Ahorro PoncenoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Hamilton Steel Products, Inc. v. YorkeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967