Legal Opinion

Summit Land Co. v. Allen (In Re Summit Land Co.)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah

Decided August 18, 1981No. 19-21157PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RALPH R. MABEY, Bankruptcy Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE ISSUES AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

This case raises the issues whether certain land sale contracts are rejectable under 11 U.S.C. Section 365(a), and if so, whether the buyers under such contracts are “in possession” of the real estate and therefore entitled to invoke the protection of 11 U.S.C. Section 365ÍÍ). 1

Debtor, Summit Land Company, is the developer of a recreational park consisting of 8,300 acres of mountain and range land located in northeastern Utah and known as the Eagle Ranch Preserve (the property). In November, 1977,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

Estate Counseling Service, Inc., a Corporation v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
In the Matter of James Minges, Debtor. Control Data Corporation v. Steven Zelman, Trustee-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
Leslie W. McCown v. James W. Heidler, Leslie W. McCown v. Joseph C. Caldwell, Defendants-Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
Cameron v. Outdoor Resorts of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
Harman v. Diversified Medical Investments Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973

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3Cited by30 opinions

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In Re BoothUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1982
Robertson v. Pierce (In Re Chi-Feng Huang)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
In Re By-Rite Distributing, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1985
In Re Barrington Oaks General PartnershipUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1981

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