Legal Opinion
Middleton & Dugger Plumbing & Heating, Inc. v. Richardson Builders, Inc. (In Re Richardson Builders, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided November 30, 1990No. 19-70038PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILLIAM E. ANDERSON, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter is before the court on a motion to lift the automatic stay imposed 11 U.S.C. § 362(a). The question to be decided is whether the filing of a bankruptcy petition by a general contractor operates to stay a mechanic’s lien enforcement action brought by a subcontractor if the general contractor is not the owner of the real property against which the lien is pending.
FACTS
The facts are undisputed. Richardson Builders, Inc. (Richardson), the debtor, was the general contractor for two houses built for different owners in Bedford…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Raney v. Four Thirty Seven Land Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1987
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