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MATTER OF HOWE

Nos. 89-4513, 89-4548.

913 F.2d 1138 (1990)

In the Matter of Maxcy Gregg HOWE and Dena Crawford Howe, Debtors. Maxcy Gregg HOWE and Dena Crawford Howe, Appellants, v. Benjamin F. VAUGHAN, et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 24, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Eugene Hastings, Kneipp & Hastings, Monroe, La., for appellants in No. 89-4513.

Winston G. DeCuir, Baton Rouge, La., for appellants in No. 89-4548.

William Lake Hearne, Tucker, Jeter, Jackson & Hickman, Shreveport, La., for Vaughan.

J.J. Caraway, Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts, Shreveport, La., for Premier Bank, formerly First Nat'l Bank of Shreveport.

Before KING, GARWOOD and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

KING, Circuit Judge:

Five years after the confirmation of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan, the debtors filed lender liability claims in state court against two of their principal creditors. The creditors removed the suit to federal district court, which in turn referred the suit to the bankruptcy court. The bankruptcy court granted the creditors' motion to dismiss, holding that, under the principles of res judicata, the confirmation order barred the debtors' claims....

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