Legal Opinion

E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc. v. George Hadley, Bankruptcy Trustee, Inc., Trustee for the Liquidation of Gic Government Securities, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided May 24, 1990No. 89-3394PublishedCited by 132 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAY, Circuit Judge:

This case requires determination of whether or not a bankruptcy trustee can assert the claims of customer creditors, who have paid the bankrupt in full for securities purchased for them by the bankrupt. Based upon its previous finding of standing for the bankruptcy trustee to pursue these creditor claims pursuant to a motion to dismiss, the district court denied summary judgment on the issue of standing and also certified this question pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). Hadley v. E.F. Hutton & Co., 707 F.Supp. 509 (M.D.Fla.1989). Upon review of the evidence presented by the…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. City of Los Angeles v. LyonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by132 opinions

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  4. Jackson v. Okaloosa CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
  5. Goldin v. Primavera Familienstiftung, Tag Associates, Ltd. (In Re Granite Partners, L.P.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1996

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