MATTER OF PESTER REFINING CO.

Bankruptcy No. 85-340-C, Adv. Nos. 85-0203, 85-0048.

66 B.R. 801 (1986)

In the Matter of PESTER REFINING COMPANY, Debtor. PESTER REFINING COMPANY, Plaintiff, and Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A., Bankers Trust Company, Inland Crude Purchasing Corporation, and Official Unsecured Creditors Committee of Pester Refining Company, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. MAPCO GAS PRODUCTS, INC. and Mid-America Pipeline Company, Defendants. BURKE ENERGY CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. PESTER REFINING COMPANY, Defendant, PESTER REFINING COMPANY, Counterclaimant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. BURKE ENERGY CORPORATION, Counterdefendant, and Mid-America Pipeline Company, Third-Party Defendant, Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, First Interstate Bank of Denver, N.A., Bankers Trust Company, Inland Crude Purchasing Corporation, Southern Union Refining Company, and Official Unsecured Creditors Committee of Pester Refining Company, Intervenors.

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa.

July 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Chatz, Chicago, Ill., and John G. Fletcher, Des Moines, Iowa, for debtor.

Harry D. Dixon, Omaha, Neb., and T. Randall Wright, Wichita, Kan., for Official Unsecured Creditors Comm.

Robert A. Gamble and Julie Johnson McClean, Des Moines, Iowa, for Bank Group.

Harold Kaplan, Theodore Livingston and Janice M. Powell, Chicago, Ill., for Continental Illinois.

William J. Baum, Denver, Colo., for First Interstate.

Frank L. Burnette, II, Des Moines, Iowa, for Inland Crude Purchasing Corp.

Thomas L. Flynn, Des Moines, Iowa, for Southern Union Refining Co.

F. Richard Lyford, Des Moines, Iowa, for Burke Energy Corp.

Herschel Langdon, Richard Steffen, Des Moines, Iowa, W. Michael Shinkle, Davenport, Iowa, and Royse M. Parr, Tulsa, Okl., for Mapco Gas Products, Inc. and Mid-America Pipeline Co.


MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

RICHARD STAGEMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.

The matters before the court are two adversary proceedings that were consolidated for trial. The issues involved include a complaint for turnover of property of the estate, for money damages incurred by conversion of estate property, and counterclaims for reclamation. A motion to compel assumption or rejection of an executory contract has also been consolidated...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases