Does a trustee stand in the shoes of a debtor?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Tulis v. M.e.-R.e. Holding, LLC (In re Barnett), Adv. No. 14-09036 (CGM), Case No. 12-37991 (CGM) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2015):
Accordingly, "[a]s assignee, the trustee stands in the shoes of the [creditors], thereby assuming all rights and interests that the [creditors] have in the causes of action and becoming subject to all defenses that could have been asserted against the [creditors], not [the debtor]." Logan v. JKV Real Estate Servs. (In re Bogdan), 414 F.3d 507, 514 (4th Cir. 2005) (citations
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