BELLINI IMPORTS v. MASON AND DIXON LINES, INC.

No. 91-3030.

944 F.2d 199 (1991)

BELLINI IMPORTS, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The MASON AND DIXON LINES, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terri L. North, Simpson & Moran, Birmingham, Mich., argued (William Lloyd Stocks, Douglas E. Wright, Nichols, Caffrey, Hill, Evans & Murrelle, Greensboro, N.C., Patrick A. Moran, Simpson & Moran, Birmingham, Mich., on brief), for defendant-appellant.

Cary L. Flitter, Lundy, Flitter & Beldecos, P.C., Narberth, Pa., argued (Robin Palenski, Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, Winston-Salem, N.C., on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WILKINSON, WILKINS and NIEMEYER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

WILKINS, Circuit Judge:

The Mason and Dixon Lines, Inc. appeals an order of the district court reversing a disallowance by the bankruptcy court of an administrative claim of Bellini Imports, Ltd. that was based on a default judgment obtained in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. We hold that the judgment obtained in the Pennsylvania action is unenforceable against the bankruptcy estate of Mason and Dixon because...

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