Legal Opinion
In Re J & L Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 21, 1995No. 14-12570PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. SCHOLL, Chief Judge.
A. INTRODUCTION
Presently at issue in this voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy case of a modest-sized, privately-owned mechanical contracting firm is a motion of a surety creditor to dismiss this case or transfer it to the nearby District of New Jersey (“D.N.J.”) because of alleged improper venue in this jurisdiction. Finding that the movant failed to meet its burden of disproving the Debtor’s assertion that its “principal asset” is litigation which is itself properly venued in this district and that no unfair tactical ploy motivated the filing in this…
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