Legal Opinion
New England Power & Marine, Inc. v. Town of Tyngsborough (In Re Middlesex Power Equipment & Marine, Inc.)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 11, 2002No. 01-2314PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a dispute over payment of taxes owed to a town on real estate sold by a trustee in bankruptcy. The purchaser of the debtor’s property attempted to have the bankruptcy court resolve the tax matter by filing a motion to reopen. The bankruptcy court demurred, preferring to abstain in favor of allowing the Massachusetts Land Court, which was hearing the tax foreclosure proceedings, to resolve the issue. The federal district court, hearing the appeal from the bankruptcy court, held that the bankruptcy court acted within its power and discretion. On appeal to…
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