Legal Opinion
In Re Stevens
District Court, D. Maine
Decided January 6, 1987No. Civ. 85-0418-BPublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
CYR, Chief Judge.
The appeal in this chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding presents the question whether the cost of a postpetition cleanup of a pre-petition environmental hazard constitutes a first priority administrative expense or an unsecured claim.
FACTS
The parties have stipulated to the pertinent facts. Prior to the filing of their bankruptcy petition, the debtors owned and operated a scrap metal business and junkyard in Littleton, Maine. While operating the business, debtors acquired drums containing waste oil which were stored on a farm adjacent to debtors’ property. In…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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