· 1/30/1992
Mec Steel Buildings, Inc. v. San Lorenzo Construction Corp. (In Re Mec Steel Buildings, Inc.)
Citations
- 136 B.R. 606
- 1992 Bankr. LEXIS 2465
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Core proceedings are those involving matters arising under title 11 ..., that is, they would not exist outside of bankruptcy.”
- collection of a debt due the estate cannot be considered a turnover of property so long as there is some doubt as to the defendant’s liability
- “clear majority, and better-reasoned, view” is to treat pre-petition accounts receivable as non-core
- “this is a state law contract claim which arose before the filing of the petition, specifically classified by the court in Arnold as a non-core matter.”
- “clear majority, and better-reasoned, view” is to treat pre-petition accounts receivable as non-core
- “[i]f an action would survive outside of bankruptcy, and in the absence of bankruptcy would have been initiated in a state or a district court, then it clearly involves a non-core matter.”
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Judges: Enrique S. Lamoutte
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