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In Re Samuel William SAX, Debtor, Appeal of THREE RIVERS MARINE SERVICE, INC.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 22, 1986No. 85-2925PublishedCited by 132 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NOLAND, District Judge.

This is an appeal from a district court order dismissing as moot two consolidated appeals from bankruptcy court orders approving the sale of a yacht and ordering the yacht to be turned over to the purchaser. The question on appeal is whether this appeal is moot because the appellant failed to obtain a stay of the sale of the yacht. We hold that the appeal is moot, and, therefore, affirm the district court and bankruptcy court orders.

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Sax, the debtor, owned a 42-foot trawler yacht called the Sommerset III (the Yacht). After Sax had started bankruptcy proceedings under…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Liberty Mutual Insurance v. WetzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Matter of Cash Currency Exchange, Inc., Debtors. Cash Currency Exchange, Inc. v. Donald C. Shine, ReceiverCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  4. In the Matter of Richard E. BARKER, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
  5. In the Matter of Leslie BOOMGARDEN, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by132 opinions

  1. 17 Collier bankr.cas.2d 230, Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,695 in the Matter of Xonics, Inc., Debtors. Elscint, Inc., and Elscint Imaging, Inc. v. First Wisconsin Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
  2. Winget v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
  3. In the Matter Of: Unr Industries, Inc., Debtors. Appeals of Unarco Bloomington Factory WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  4. In the Matter of Met-L-Wood Corporation, Debtor. Appeal of Constantine John Gekas, Trustee. Constantine John Gekas, Trustee v. Frederick L. PipinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. In Re Jartran, Inc., Debtor. Fruehauf Corporation v. Jartran, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989

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