Legal Opinion
In Re Henry Griggs, Jr., Debtor. Henry Griggs, Jr. v. Ernest Kirk, Ii, Trustee in Bankruptcy
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 1, 1982No. 82-8014PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The appellant, who resides in Seale, Alabama but is employed in Columbus, Georgia, filed a voluntary petition for relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Act of 1978, 11 U.S.C. §§ 701-766, in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Georgia at Columbus. The bankruptcy court dismissed the petition for improper venue under 28 U.S.C. § 1472. 1 The district court affirmed. We reverse.
Twenty-eight U.S.C. § 1477(a) provides:
The bankruptcy court of a district in which is filed a case or proceeding laying venue in the wrong division or district may, in…
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- In the Matter of Virginia M. Eatherton, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- McLean v. First National Bank of Grayson (In Re Neese)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia · 1981
- First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Jacksonville v. Dew Mortgage Co. (In Re Dew Mortgage Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1981
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