California Airmotive Corporation v. Irving R. Bass, Trustee of the Estate of Standard Airways, Inc., Bankrupt

ELY, Circuit Judge.

Appellee is a Trustee in Bankruptcy. In proceedings before the Referee in Bankruptcy, he sought and obtained an order which directed appellant, hereinafter called Airmotive, to pay $24,565.14, plus interest, to the bankrupt estate. The order was affirmed by the District Court, and Airmotive perfected its appeal. The bankruptcy resulted from proceedings taken under section 322 of chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C. § 722 (1964). The District Court’s jurisdiction was founded upon 28 U.S.C. § 1334 (1964), and our jurisdiction derives from the authority of 28 U.S.C. §…