Legal Opinion
Connecticut National Bank v. Germain
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 9, 1992No. 90-1791PublishedCited by 3,062 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
In this case, we determine the appealability of an interlocutory order issued by a district court sitting as a court of appeals in bankruptcy.
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In 1984, O’Sullivan’s Fuel Oil Co., Inc., filed a bankruptcy petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut. Although the case began as a reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, in 1986 the Bankruptcy Court converted it into a liquidation under Chapter 7. Petitioner Connecticut National Bank (CNB) is successor in interest to one of O’Sullivan’s creditors. Respondent Thomas M. Germain is trustee of…
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