Legal Opinion
Town of Colchester v. Hinesburg Sand & Gravel, Inc. (In Re APC Construction, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont
Decided March 13, 1990No. 19-10163PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
FRANCIS G. CONRAD, Bankruptcy Judge.
This adversary proceeding 1 raises an issue of first impression in our jurisdiction; that is, to what extent may Vermont’s contractors ignore the Bankruptcy Code’s automatic stay provision and proceed to obtain post-petition writs of attachment in State Court to perfect their pre-petition non-judicial notices of contractors’ liens?
We hold the timely perfection of Vermont’s contractors’ liens meet the Code’s statutory lien exception under 11 U.S.C. §§ 101(47), 362(b)(3) and 546. By the same token, failure of the contractor lienor to…
2Cases cited91 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Glinka v. Hinesburg Sand & Gravel, Inc. (In Re APC Construction, Inc.)District Court, D. Vermont · 1991
- In Re CookUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 2008
- In Re WorldCom, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2007
- Durkan Patterned Carpet, Inc. v. Premier Hotel Development Group (In Re Premier Hotel Development Group)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2001
- In re CunninghamUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 2012
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