Sommers v. International Business Machines (In re Legal Cooperatives, Inc.)

Memorandum Opinion on Complaint To Sell Free And Clear Of Liens

EDWARD H. PATTON, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

The matter before the court is a complaint to sell certain law books free and clear of liens. The complaint was brought by the trustee in bankruptcy of the debtor, Legal Cooperatives, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as LCI) against the defendant, West Publishing Company (hereinafter referred to as West), which answered by alleging that it has a perfected security interest in the property that the trustee seeks to sell free and clear.

LCI was in the business of subdividing office space into…