Legal Opinion

Griffel v. Murphy (In re Wegner)

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided January 28, 1988No. 87-3615PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

William C. Griffel (appellant) appeals from the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit (BAP) decision affirming the judgment of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Montana, 61 B.R. 414 (1986). The bankruptcy court found that cattle, equipment and money had been preferentially transferred to appellant within 90 days prior to Wegner’s (debtor) filing for bankruptcy in violation *535of 11 U.S.C. § 547, and therefore ordered appellant to turn over the property. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

Appellant owned and operated a ranch in Montana. In…

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