Legal Opinion
In Re JWP Information Services, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 12, 1999No. 19-22318PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON MOTION TO RECONSIDER ORDER EXPUNGING CLAIM
JEFFRY H. GALLET, Bankruptcy Judge.
This motion tests the outer limit of the excusable neglect doctrine. Western & Southern Life Insurance Co. (“Western”) moves pursuant to § 502(j) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”) and Fed.R.Bankr.P. 3008 for reconsideration of my order expunging its claim (the “Order”). 1 Jeffrey Sapir, the Chapter 7 Trustee (the “Trustee”), objects. For the reasons set forth below, Western’s motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
In September 1987, Western, as landlord, entered into a lease agreement (the “Lease”)…
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