Cunningham v. T & R Demolition, Inc. (In Re ML & Associates, Inc.)
301 B.R. 195 | United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas | 2003
Holding Summary
A trustee cannot avoid a preferential transfer to a subcontractor under Section 547(b) when the subcontractor would have received full payment from a payment bond in a hypothetical Chapter 7 liquidation.
T & R did not receive more than it would have received had the transfer not been made.
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