In Re Visiting Home Services, Inc.

643 F.2d 1356 7 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 712 In re VISITING HOME SERVICES, INC., Bankrupt. John M. ENGLAND, as Trustee of the estate of Visiting Home Services, Inc., Bankrupt, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION OF UTAH, and Utah State Department of Social Services, Defendants-Appellants. No. 79-4040. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 10, 1979. Decided May 1, 1981. 1 Franklyn B. Matheson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, Utah, argued for defendants-appellants; Robert B. Hansen, Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, Utah, on brief. 2 Linda Sorensen, Rothschild, Phelan & Montali, San Francisco, Cal., argued for plaintiff-appellee; August B. Rothschild, Rothschild, Phelan & Montali, San Francisco, Cal., on brief. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 4 Before WALLACE and CANBY, Circuit Judges, and QUACKENBUSH, * District Judge. 5 QUACKENBUSH, District Judge. FACTS 6 Prior to the filing of its petition in bankruptcy, Visiting Home Services, Inc. (VHS), a California corporation, was engaged in the business of providing services to needy persons pursuant to contracts with state and local agencies.…