Legal Opinion
Total Minatome Corp. v. Jack/Wade Drilling, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 13, 2001No. 00-30899PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELLISON, District Judge:
Appellant Total Minatome Corporation (“TMC”) appeals a district court judgment denying its Motion for Payment of an Administrative Claim in the amount of $496,724.79 pursuant to Title 11, United States Code, section 503(b)(1)(A). The question before us is whether a non-debtor litigant is entitled to claim administrative priority for its attorney fees, costs, and expenses incurred in post-petition litigation instituted by a bankruptcy trustee against the non-debtor, and awarded pursuant to the pre-petition contract upon which the trustee based his litigation. Because we…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Reading Co. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Nathanson v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Andrews & Kurth L.L.P. v. Family Snacks, Inc. (In Re Pro-Snax Distributors, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
- 12 Collier bankr.cas.2d 686, Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,275 in Re Charlesbank Laundry, Inc., Debtor. Shepard A. Spunt v. Charlesbank Laundry, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- United States Department of Education v. Gerhardt (In Re Gerhardt)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
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