Legal Opinion
LeBlanc v. Salem
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 2, 1999No. 99-1170PublishedCited by 278 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Acting in his capacity as a bankruptcy trustee, Richard P. Salem sought and received court approval to abandon certain property of the bankruptcy estate. A disgruntled creditor, Attorney Gary R. Le-Blanc, filed an adversary proceeding against Salem, alleging negligence and breach of fiduciary duty. The bankruptcy court converted Salem’s ensuing motion to dismiss into a motion for summary judgment and granted it on the ground that Salem could not be held personally liable because he had acted pursuant to a court order. On appeal, the district court endorsed this ruling.…
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