Legal Opinion
Butner v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 21, 1979No. 77-1410PublishedCited by 3,663 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
A dispute between a bankruptcy trustee and a second mortgagee over the right to the rents collected during the period between the mortgagor’s bankruptcy and the foreclosure sale of the mortgaged property gave rise to the question we granted certiorari to decide. 436 U. S. 955. That question is whether the right to such rents is determined by a federal rule of equity or by the law of the State where the property is located.
On May 14, 1973, Golden Enterprises, Inc. (Golden), filed a petition for an arrangement under Chapter XI of the Bank ruptcy Act. 11 U. S. C. §§ 701-799. In those…
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