MATTER OF JACKSON BREWING CO.

Nos. 78-2246, 78-2118.

624 F.2d 599 (1980)

In the Matter of JACKSON BREWING COMPANY, Debtor. RIVERCITY, a Louisiana Partnership, Appellant, v. William W. HERPEL, as Reorganization Trustee for Jackson Brewing Company, American Can Company, and Hibernia National Bank in New Orleans as Trustee for the Estate of Edgar B. Fontaine, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, George W. Pigman, Harry McCall, Jr., James P. Farwell, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

Charles M. Lanier, Harry A. Rosenberg, New Orleans, La., for appellees.

Peter J. Butler, Gayle A. Reynolds, New Orleans, La., for Herpel.

Monroe & Lemann, Jerry A. Brown, New Orleans, La., for American Can Co.

Dodge, Friend, Wilson & Spedale, Joseph E. Friend, New Orleans, La., for Federal Paper Board.

Before BROWN, GEWIN and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal of the approval of a compromise in a corporate reorganization involving Jackson Brewing Company. Here the compromise is between the Trustee and American Can (and other creditors), with challenges hurled by Rivercity. (See companion appeal in American Can v. Herpel (In re Jackson Brewing Co.), 624 F.2d 605 (5th Cir. 1980) involving a compromise between the Trustee and Rivercity...

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