Legal Opinion

Hartford Underwriters Insurance v. Union Planters Bank, N. A.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided May 30, 2000No. 99-409PublishedCited by 1,287 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia

In this ease, we consider whether 11U. S. C. § 506(e) allows an administrative claimant of a bankruptcy estate to seek payment of its claim from property encumbered by a secured creditor’s lien.

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This case arises out of the bankruptcy proceedings of Hen House Interstate, Inc., which at one time owned or operated several restaurants and service stations, as well as an outdoor-advertising firm. On September 5,1991, Hen House filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. As a Chapter 11…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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  3. Russello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
  5. Kawaauhau v. GeigerSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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