Legal Opinion
Matter of Colin
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 30, 1984No. 19-10753PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
HOWARD C. BUSCHMAN, III, Bankruptcy Judge.
The creditors committee (“Committee”) of the Estate of Justin Colin (“Estate” or “Debtor”) seeks an order of this Court subordinating the punitive damages portion of the claim against the estate of David Y. Farmer, trustee in bankruptcy (“Swift Trustee”) for the Estate of Swift Aire Lines, Inc. (“Swift”).
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In May, 1982, the Swift Trustee commenced an adversary proceeding against Justin Colin (“Colin”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California seeking $20,775,000 in damages for alleged breaches of…
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