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W.D. Wisconsin· 9/18/1984

In Re Osborne

Citations

  • 42 B.R. 988
  • 11 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1349

How courts have described this case

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  • concluding that title I of 1984 Act applies to pending cases
  • stating that “plaintiffs are required to make a showing of gross or egregious misconduct”
  • claimant’s misrepresentation to another creditor, coupled with that creditor’s justifiable reliance, supported equitable subordination of claimant’s claim but only to claim of injured creditor
  • “The key factor would appear to be misrepresentations on which other creditors relied to their detriment.”
  • claimant’s misrepresentation to another creditor, and justifiable reliance on that misrepresentation, supported subordination of claim to that of the injured creditor
  • in both eases, the courts concluded that the defendants made affirmative misrepresentations with the intent to induce trade creditors to extend credit to financially-strapped debtors, and for that reason, subordinated the defendants’ claims

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Judges: Crabb

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Cites

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