Legal Opinion

In re BH & P Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided December 5, 1991No. 90-5877PublishedCited by 116 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires that we consider issues relating to an alleged “conflict of interest” of a trustee and his counsel arising in the context of bankruptcy proceedings involving a corporation and two of its principals. The core issue is the test to be applied in determining a disqualifying conflict where a single trustee and trustee’s counsel represented the corporation and the principals in three related Chapter 7 proceedings. The bankruptcy court held that the trustee’s filing of a claim on behalf of the corporation’s bankruptcy estate against…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Universal Minerals, Inc. v. C. A. Hughes & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
  2. In re Amatex Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  3. In Re Larry T. & Cynthia J. Martin D/B/A a & W Drive-In Restaurant & Martin's Exxon, Debtors. Appeal of Larry T. & Cynthia J. MartinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  4. In Re RobertsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1985
  5. In Re RobertsDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1987

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3Cited by116 opinions

  1. In Re Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
  2. In Re Arochem CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  3. In Re Frank Pio Crivello, Debtor. Kravit, Gass & Weber, S.C. v. M. Scott Michel, United States TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  4. In Re Leslie Fay Companies, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1994
  5. United States Trustee v. First Jersey Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999

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