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· 12/8/1988

Wooten v. Vicksburg Refining, Inc. (In Re Hill Petroleum Co.)

Citations

  • 95 B.R. 404
  • 1988 Bankr. LEXIS 2259
  • 18 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 1355
  • 1988 WL 145331

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  • holding that no agreement existed to apply narrow exception to otherwise improper three-party, triangular setoff
  • dicta; if formal tripartite agreement allowed related corporations to aggregate debts, third-party setoff may be allowed
  • “The narrow exception to the rule against three party, ‘triangular’ setoffs, occurs where there is a formal agreement by the debtor that two entities may aggregate debts owed to and from the debtor.”

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Judges: Boe

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