St. Joseph Bank & Trust Co. v. DeBruyn Produce Co. (In Re Prange Foods, Corp.)

REPORT OF SPECIAL MASTER REGARDING VARIOUS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PACA TRUST FUND CLAIMS IN BANKRUPTCY

LAURENCE E. HOWARD, Bankruptcy Judge.

This report concerns the motions for summary judgment filed by the plaintiff, St. Joseph Bank and Trust Company (“Bank”), and by defendants S & S Farms, Inc., DeBruyn Produce Company, Central Michigan Packing, and the Michigan Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association (“MACMA”) on behalf of its members and others.

The debtor, Prange Foods, was a dealer in fresh vegetables. The plaintiff Bank was the debtor’s secured lender. The defendants…