In Re Liebman
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
RONALD BARLIANT, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Debtor has something greatly prized in the Chieagoland area: Seasons tickets to the Chicago Bulls basketball games. The question presented by the trustee’s motion to sell “renewal rights” for those tickets is whether the holder of a season ticket has a property interest in the right to renew. The Chicago Bulls contend that he does not have any interest. He has, they argue, only an expectation of an offer to renew, and that is not property. This Court agrees with the Bulls and finds that the renewal priority afforded season ticket holders…
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