Legal Opinion
Copeland v. Merrill Lynch & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1995No. 94-30179PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:
In 1989, Avin C. Copeland (Copeland), founder and franchisor of Popeye’s Famous Fried Chicken decided to acquire competitor Church’s Fried Chicken. After an acquisition and merger, the emerging company, A Copeland Enterprises, Inc. (ACE), was the obligor on loans in the amount of $173 million from Merrill Lynch and $300 million from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Inc. (CIBC). Financial difficulties ensued, and ACE defaulted on the obligations. In April 1991, ACE entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the bankruptcy court for the Western Dis*1419trict of Texas. Copeland,…
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