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· 2/9/1988

Federal Case

Citations

  • 838 F.2d 612

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that a bankruptcy estate holds trust property subject to the outstanding interest of the beneficiaries
  • recognizing that a bankruptcy estate holds trust property subject to the outstanding interest of the beneficiaries
  • applying Rule 8 to a crossclaim asserted pursuant to Rule 13(g)
  • creditor has cause of action against trustee personally for harms caused to creditor by trustee’s intentional violation of fiduciary duty
  • “mere comingling of the trust property with other property of the bankrupt corporation ... does not defeat [trust beneficiary’s] claim”
  • After commingling, if all the money is withdrawn, the trust fund is treated as lost, even though later deposits are made into the account.

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