Sullivan v. R. E. Bean Construction Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1986
Citation profile
Relationships
Relies on R. E. Bean Construction Co. v. Middlebury Associates & Middlebury Developers, Inc. · RE Bean Const. v. MIDDLEBURY, ETC. · Pike Industries, Inc. v. Middlebury Associates · First Wisconsin Mortgage Trust v. Wyman's, Inc. · Pike Industries, Inc. v. Middlebury Associates
Most-quoted passages
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“A close definition of the right that can be reached, and also of the obligation of the debtor-trustee when brought into litigation, is essential. Both the statutes and our cases emphasize that the debt must be one actually owed to the defendant at the time of service of trustee process, or which comes into his hands before he files his disclosure. Otherwise the reach of trustee process is directed to indebtedness in fact due the defendant. 12 V.S.A. § 3018.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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