In the Matter of Kmart Corp., where some creditors objected to the bankruptcy judge decision that "critical vendors" were to be paid first so that the store might stay in business, the appeals court held that:

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The appeals court held that the record did not demonstrate the necessary prospect or benefit to the other creditors that would justify the preferential payment of the "critical vendors," leading to the conclusion that the critical-vendors order could not stand.