Bankruptcy and Reorganization
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Petition
In March 1988, Daniel E. Beren, John M. Elliot, and Edward, F. Mannino formed Walnut Street Four, a general partnership, to purchase and renovate an office building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They borrowed more than $200,000 from Hamilton Bank to purchase the building and begin renovation. Disagreements among the partners arose when the renovation costs exceeded their estimates. When Beren was unable to obtain assistance from Elliot and Mannino regarding obtaining additional financing, the partnership quit paying its debts. Beren filed an involuntary petition to place the partnership into Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. The other partners objected to the bankruptcy filing. At the time of the filing, the partnership owed debts of more than $380,000 and had approximately $550 in the partnership bank account. Should the petition for involuntary bankruptcy be granted? Explain.
Plan of Reorganization
Richard P. Friese (Debtor) filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In May 1989, Debtor filed a plan of reorganization that divided his creditors into three classes. The first class, administrative creditors, were to be paid in full. The second class, unsecured creditors, were to receive 50% on their claims. The IRS was the third class. It was to receive $20,000 on confirmation and the balance in future payments. No creditors voted to accept the plan. The unsecured creditors are impaired because their legal, equitable, and contractual rights are being altered. Can the bankruptcy court confirm the debtor's plan of reorganization? Explain.
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Based on two case scenarios, this solution explains if the petition for involuntary bankruptcy (Chapter 7) should be granted and if the bankruptcy court can confirm the debtor's plan of reorganization (Chapter 11). Supplemented with highly informative bankruptcy information.
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CASE SCENARIO #1
Petition: In March 1988, Daniel E. Beren, John M. Elliot, and Edward, F. Mannino formed Walnut Street Four, a general partnership, to purchase and renovate an office building in building and begin renovation. Disagreements among the partners arose when the renovation costs exceeded Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. They borrowed more than $200,000 from Hamilton Bank to purchase the their estimates. When Beren was unable to obtain assistance from Elliot and Mannino regarding obtaining additional financing, the partnership quit paying its debts. Beren filed an involuntary petition (only creditors can file involuntary bankruptcy) to place the partnership into Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. The other partners objected to the bankruptcy filing. At the time of the filing, the partnership owed debts of more than $380,000 and had approximately $550 in the partnership bank account.
Question 1: Should the petition for involuntary bankruptcy be granted? Explain.
No, the petition for involuntary bankruptcy should not be granted. First, the creditor, not the debtor, files involuntary bankruptcy. In our scenario, Beren is the debtor, not the creditor.
You might think that all bankruptcy should be considered involuntary, but in fact true involuntary bankruptcy occurs when an individual or organization is made bankrupt at the request of their creditors. Usually the indebted person or company files for bankruptcy but in the case of involuntary bankruptcy the creditor initiates the bankruptcy proceedings by filing a petition to a bankruptcy court so that they can eventually collect the funds they are owed by their debtor. In the case of Chapter 7 involuntary bankruptcy the debtor will be required to liquidate their assets in order to pay off their creditor. On the other hand, if the debtor has a regular source of income that can cover both his living expenses and monthly payments to his creditor the debtor may be allowed to file for Chapter 11 involuntary bankruptcy (Source: http://www.cpafinder.com/bankruptcy-and-credit/involuntary-bankruptcy.html).
Second, to file bankruptcy, since Beren is one of the partnerships, he cannot put the company into bankruptcy without a vote ...
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