Legal Opinion
Brooks v. R & M CONSULTANTS, INC.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided June 20, 1980No. 4922PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIMOND, Senior Justice.
Presented here is this question: When real estate abandoned by the trustee in bankruptcy is sold for more than the value of the encumbrances on it, should the excess go to the bankrupts or to creditors claiming on the basis of unfiled material-men’s liens?
The bankrupts, Donald and Lois Brooks, owned property in Alaska, subject to a deed of trust executed by them to Title Insurance Agency, Inc., for the benefit of the state veterans’ affairs agency. In early 1977, R & M Consultants, Inc., (“R & M”) performed engineering services for the Brooks in connection with…
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