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IN RE MORTGAGEAMERICA CORP.

No. 86-2994.

831 F.2d 97 (1987)

In re MORTGAGEAMERICA CORP., Debtor. MORTGAGEAMERICA CORP. for and on Behalf of Gary J. KNOSTMAN, Trustee for the Estate of MortgageAmerica Corp., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 4, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Fuqua, Bruce A. Atkins, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Tracy E. Friedman, Janet M. Douvas, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

MortgageAmerica is the debtor in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. It filed a complaint seeking to avoid certain transactions on the grounds of voidable preference and fraudulent transfer. The district court dismissed the complaint as barred by the two-year statute of limitations governing such avoidance actions. This case turns on whether nunc pro tunc language is effective for the purposes of the statute of limitations in bankruptcy proceedings...

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