IN RE ABERCROMBIE

No. 96-35676.

139 F.3d 755 (1998)

In re David ABERCROMBIE, Debtor. David ABERCROMBIE, Appellee, v. HAYDEN CORPORATION, dba Hillman Properties Northwest, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 24, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard T. Anderson, Jr., Anderson & Magnus, P.C., Beaverton, Oregon, for appellant Hayden Corporation.

James W. Shafer, Shafer & Bailey, Seattle, Washington, for appellee.

Before: WRIGHT and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.


SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:

This is a bankruptcy appeal that involves interpretation of the Bankruptcy Code's provision affording the highest level of priority to claims for "administrative expenses." 11 U.S.C. § 507(a)(1).

Nearly three years before filing his bankruptcy petition, the debtor, David Abercrombie, prevailed in state court on a real estate contract claim. His adversary, Hayden Corporation, appealed. While the appeal wended its way through the...

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