Legal Opinion
In Re Turner
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 9, 1987No. 19-10161PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES F. QUEENAN, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
This case presents the question, in an unusual factual and legal setting, of whether an alleged debtor in a dismissed involuntary Chapter 7 petition is entitled to recover damages against the petitioning creditors on the ground that they filed the petition in bad faith. A primary issue involved is the extent to which protection is afforded by the opinion of counsel to the petitioning creditors that the petition had merit. Seven wholesale distributors of alcoholic beverages (the “petitioners”) 1 filed a petition against John C. Turner (“Turner”)…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- My Bread Baking Co. v. Cumberland Farms, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- In Re All Media Properties, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 1980
- Nemeroff v. AbelsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- In Re B.D. International Discount Corp., Debtor-Appellant. B.D. International Discount Corp. v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- In the Matter of Royal G. Covey and Norma L. Covey, Individually and as Partners, D/B/A Covey Dodge, Bankrupts-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- In Re Better Care, Ltd.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
- In Re K.P. EnterpriseUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1992
- In Re Fox Island Square PartnershipUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
- In Re West Side Community Hospital, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1990
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