IN RE SHEERIN

Bankruptcy No. 81-9019.

21 B.R. 438 (1982)

In re Douglas E. SHEERIN and Patricia L. Sheerin, Debtors. ROCKLAND TRUST COMPANY, Appellant, v. Douglas E. SHEERIN and Patricia L. Sheerin, Appellees.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit.

July 9, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Smith & Smith by Jacob W. Smith (orally), Scituate, Mass., and Robert M. Bent (on brief), Scituate, Mass., for appellant Rockland Trust Co.

Before VOTOLATO, Chief Judge, and JOHNSON and GABRIEL, Bankruptcy Judges.


JOHNSON, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue presented on this appeal is whether the bankruptcy court abused its discretion in refusing to reopen a closed bankruptcy case in order to grant a creditor an extension of time to file a complaint to determine the dischargeability of its claim.

We affirm.

The debtors filed a joint Chapter 7 petition on July 18, 1980. On July 23, 1980 the court set August 18, 1980 as the date for the first meeting of creditors and...

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