In Re Roxford Foods, Inc., Debtor. Civic Center Square, Inc. v. James M. Ford, as Trustee of the Estate of Roxford Foods, Inc., Purina Mills, Inc. James M. Ford, as Trustee of the Estate of Roxford Foods, Inc. v. Civic Center Square, Inc., and Roxford Foods, Inc., Debtor

12 F.3d 875 27 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1235 , 25 Bankr.Ct.Dec. 85 , Bankr. L. Rep. P 75,639 In re ROXFORD FOODS, INC., Debtor. CIVIC CENTER SQUARE, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James M. FORD, as trustee of the Estate of Roxford Foods, Inc., Defendant-Appellant. PURINA MILLS, INC.; James M. Ford, as trustee of the Estate of Roxford Foods, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CIVIC CENTER SQUARE, INC., Defendant-Appellee, and Roxford Foods, Inc., Debtor. Nos. 92-16245, 92-16259. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 2, 1993. Decided Dec. 20, 1993. Claudia L. Greenspoon, Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, Los Angeles, CA, for defendant-appellant. Malcolm Leader-Picone and Debra Murphy Lawson, Kennedy & Wasserman, Oakland, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants. David R. Jenkins, Lang, Richert & Patch, Fresno, CA, for plaintiff-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Before: CHOY, CANBY, and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal arises out of an adversary proceeding brought in the bankruptcy case of Roxford Foods, Inc. (Roxford) by appellee Civic Center Square, Inc. (CCS). James M. Ford, as…