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Anderson v. Midwest Holding 7 LLC (In re Tanner Family LLC)

Anderson v. Midwest Holding 7 LLC (In re Tanner Family LLC)

Ruling
Lease termination fee arose from antecedent debt and was avoidable as a preference.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff bankruptcy trustee brought an adversary proceeding against defendant former lessor of a bankruptcy debtor, alleging that a lease termination fee paid by the debtor to the lessor was an avoidable preference under 11 U.S.C. § 547. The trustee and the lessor cross-moved for summary judgment with regard to the issue of whether the lease termination payment was on account of an antecedent debt.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on October 09, 2007 , LexisNexis #0108-027