1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 725 F.3d
  5. 725 F.3d 498 (2013)
 

IN RE SCHOOLER

No. 12-10677.

725 F.3d 498 (2013)

In the Matter of Robert Dean SCHOOLER; Tina Marie Schooler, Debtors. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Appellant v. United States of America by Lamesa National Bank, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 6, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Clark Dennis (argued) , Attorney, Boemer, Dennis & Franklin, P.L.L.C., Lubbock, TX, for Appellant.

William Riley Nix, Jr. , Law Offices of Williams Riley Nix, Sherman, TX, for Appellee.

P. Matthew Sutko , Associate General Counsel, Wendy Lang Cox , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Amicus Curiae.

Before KING, DAVIS, and ELROD, Circuit Judges.

KING, Circuit Judge.

In 2009, the United States by Lamesa National Bank filed suit against Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, asserting that Liberty Mutual was liable under a federally-required surety bond for the alleged misconduct of its principal, a trustee in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding. After a trial on Lamesa's claim, the bankruptcy court concluded that the trustee had committed gross negligence, causing damages...

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