ELR Citation: ELR 20714
No(s). 84-1826 (4th Cir. May 6, 1985)

The court holds that civil penalties assessed against a debtor in possession for postpetition violations of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act are allowable as an administrative expense of preserving the estate under §§57(j) and 64(a) of the old Bankruptcy Act. The court holds that §5...