· 11/18/1988
Gross v. Petty (In Re Petty)
Citations
- 93 B.R. 208
- 1988 Bankr. LEXIS 2324
- 1988 WL 131169
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- analyzing effect of reopening and the word “closed” within context of 11 U.S.C. § 546(a)(2)
- addressing that issue and allowing a case to be reopened
- “[A]trustee should not be barred from bringing an avoidance action because the estate was closed under the mistaken assumption that it had been fully administered.”
- “[S]ince the debtors’ potential interest in the subject real estate was not disclosed in the bankruptcy petition the case was never fully administered within the meaning of § 350(a), and therefore not properly closed under that section.”
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Judges: Ashland, Mooreman, Jones
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