Legal Opinion
Bellini Imports, Ltd. v. The Mason and Dixon Lines, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 16, 1991No. 91-3030PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
The Mason and Dixon Lines, Inc. appeals an order of the district court reversing a disallowance by the bankruptcy court of an administrative claim of Bellini Imports, Ltd. that was based on a default judgment obtained in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. We hold that the judgment obtained in the Pennsylvania action is unenforceable against the bankruptcy estate of Mason and Dixon because the bankruptcy trustee was not named as a party defendant.
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On March 29, 1984 Mason and Dixon filed its voluntary petition for relief…
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- Weymouth v. York (In Re York)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1981
- In Re AndersonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1982
- Federal National Mortgage Ass'n v. DiBona (In Re DiBona)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
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