Legal Opinion

In re Morris

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 4, 1994No. 93-3146PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Charles E. Jones, the trustee of brothers Richard and Robert Morris’s individual bankruptcy estates, appeals the bankruptcy court’s and district court’s determination that the transfer of certain farmland once owned by F.C. Morris & Sons, Inc. (“Morris, Inc.”) was a valid conveyance. We affirm.

*1580 Background

Debtors Richard and Robert Morris filed separate Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions on October 26, 1989. Subsequently Charles E. Jones, the bankruptcy trustee of both estates, filed a complaint for ejectment and declaratory relief, seeking to invalidate the sale of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  2. Vanston Bondholders Protective Committee v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. In Re Merritt Dredging Company, Inc., Debtor. Compliance Marine, Inc. v. Kevin Campbell, Trustee--AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1988
  4. In the Matter of Excalibur Automobile Corporation. Excalibur Automobile Corporation, Debtor-Appellant v. Roosevelt v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. Illinois Power & Light Corporation v. HurleyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Richard M. Fogel, as Trustee for the Estate of Madison Management Group, Inc. v. Samuel Zell, Appeal of City and County of DenverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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  3. Jafari v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC (In Re Jafari)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  4. Gierum v. Glick (In re Glick)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2017
  5. Fishback Nursery, Inc. v. PNC Bank, Nat'l Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2019

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