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Nature of Suit Code: 422
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158
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FILED ,. UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS 

FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT 

United States Court of Appeals 

Tenth Cirmit 

SEP 8 1989 

ROBERT L. HOECKER 

Clerk In re: MBA COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF ) 

COLORADO, INC., ) 

) 

Debtor. ) 

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UTICA NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO., ) 

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Plaintiff-Appellee, ) 

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v. ) 

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MBA COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF ) 

COLORADO, INC., ) 

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Defendant-Appellant, ) 

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and ) 

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ROY J. HANNAFORD CO., INC., ) 

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Defendant. ) 

) 

ORDER AND JUDGMENT* 

No. 88-1217 

(D.C. No. 87-F-1274) 

(D. Colo.) 

Before MOORE, SETH, and TACHA, Circuit Judges. 

Defendant MBA Commercial Construction of Colorado, Inc. (MBA) 

appeals from an order of the district court affirming a bankruptcy 

* This order and judgment has no precedential value and shall 

not be cited, or used by any court within the Tenth Circuit, 

except for purposes of establishing the doctrines of the law of 

the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. 10th Cir. R. 

36.3. 

Appellate Case: 88-1217 Document: 01019973469 Date Filed: 09/08/1989 Page: 1 
court decision holding that Roy J. Hannaford Co. (Hannaford) was 

entitled to the escrow funds in an account managed by plaintiff 

Utica National Bank and Trust Co. 

First, MBA argues the bankruptcy court erred in finding that 

the escrow fund was not property of MBA's estate. This issue is 

moot due to the bankruptcy court's dismissal of the Chapter 11 

petition. 

MBA also argues (2) the bankruptcy court erred in releasing 

the escrow fund to Hannaford without determining whether MBA's 

cessation of performance under the subcontract was caused by 

Hannaford's breach of contract; (3) the bankruptcy court erred in 

not deferring its decision on entitlement to the escrow fund until 

the Oklahoma district court decided the breach of contract issue; 

and (4) the district court erred in its order concerning the issue 

of MBA's breach of contract. We have reviewed the briefs and 

record on appeal and conclude the bankruptcy court's decision was 

not clearly erroneous. 

MBA's motions to supplement the record are GRANTED. The 

judgment of the United States District Court for the District of 

Colorado is AFFIRMED as to the second, third, and fourth 

arguments. 

moot. 

The appeal as to the first argument is DISMISSED as 

ENTERED FOR THE COURT 

PER CURIAM 

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