Jefferson County Case May Turn on Meaning of Word ‘Bond’
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The fate of the biggest municipal bankruptcy in the U.S. may depend on how the Alabama Supreme Court defines the word “bond.”
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas B. Bennett in Birmingham said he may ask the state’s highest court for advice on a state law that county creditors claim bans Alabama counties from entering bankruptcy unless they have issued “refunding or funding bonds.”