Legal Opinion
Celotex Corp. v. Edwards
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 19, 1995No. 93-1504PublishedCited by 1,091 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that respondents should be allowed to execute against petitioner’s surety on a supersedeas bond posted by petitioner where the judgment which occasioned the bond had become final. It so held even though the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida previously had issued an injunction prohibiting respondents *302from executing on the bond without the Bankruptcy Court’s permission. We hold that respondents were obligated to obey the injunction issued by the Bankruptcy Court.
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In 1987 respondents Bennie and Joann…
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