In Re Thornton

544 F.2d 1005 In re William P. THORNTON, doing business as Thornton Construction Company, Bankrupt. E. A. SCHLECHT et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. William P. THORNTON, doing business as Thornton Construction Company, Defendant-Appellee. No. 74-1918. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Aug. 12, 1976. Paul T. Bailey (argued), Portland, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants. Mel Kosta, Klamath Falls, Or., for defendant-appellee. Before MERRILL and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and BATTIN, * District Judge. PER CURIAM: 1 This is an appeal from a determination by a Referee in Bankruptcy that certain amounts owed by the bankrupt William P. Thornton, doing business as Thornton Construction Company, to the Oregon-Washington Carpenters-Employers Vacation-Savings Trust Fund were dischargeable debts. This determination was affirmed after a hearing, by the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. 2 In their Objection to Discharge, the Trustees of the Vacation-Savings Trust Fund alleged that the bankrupt, Thornton, entered into a labor agreement with the Oregon State Council of Carpenters, which agreement required compliance by the bankrupt with the Carpenters Master Labor…