U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Port of Corpus Christi Auth. v. Sherwin Alumina Co. (In Re Sherwin Alumina Co.)
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- Opinion
- Filed
- Aug. 6, 2019
- Case
- Port of Corpus Christi Auth. v. Sherwin Alumina Co. (In Re Sherwin Alumina Co.)
- Case status
- Decided
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PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: A bankruptcy sale extinguished an easement of the Port of Corpus Christi Authority, an arm of the State of Texas. The Port initiated an adversary proceeding against the debtors, Sherwin Alumina Company and Sherwin Pipeline Incorporated, seeking to invalidate the sale and regain its easement. The bankruptcy court rejected the Port's sovereign immu…
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