· 5/30/2000
Hartford Underwriters Insurance v. Union Planters Bank, N. A.
Citations
- 530 U.S. 1
- 120 S. Ct. 1942
- 147 L. Ed. 2d 1
- 2000 U.S. LEXIS 3624
- 17 Colo. Bankr. Ct. Rep. 32
- 43 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 861
- 13 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 359
- 68 U.S.L.W. 4441
- 2000 Daily Journal DAR 5563
- 2000 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4153
- 36 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 38
How courts have described this case
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- holding that the language \the trustee may\ in section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code foreclosed the right of a nontrustee to prosecute that action
- holding that the language “the trustee may” in section 506(c) of the Bank-ruptey Code foreclosed the right of a non-trustee to prosecute that action
- holding that absurdity releases the court from its responsibility to follow the “plain meaning” of a statute.
- holding that the right to assert a claim under 506(c) belongs to the trustee, and not to the administrative creditor seeking payment
- holding that § 1109(b) was “by its terms inapplicable” in case which had been “converted from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7”
- holding that § 1109(b) was “by its terms inapplicable” in case which had been “converted from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7”
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Judges: Scalia, Scaua
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