Legal Opinion
In Re STEVENSON ASSOCIATES, INC., Debtor. Charles W. STEVENSON, Appellant, v. STEVENSON ASSOCIATES, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1985No. 84-5162PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Charles W. Stevenson appeals from an order of the bankruptcy court, affirmed by the district court, disallowing his claim against the bankruptcy estate of Stevenson Associates, Inc. (Associates), for amounts of deferred compensation owed pursuant to an employment agreement. The bankruptcy judge without an evidentiary hearing concluded, and the district court agreed, that Stevenson’s claim was invalid as a matter of law because the employment agreement provided explicitly for Associates’ complete discharge from all contractual obligations in the event of its…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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