Legal Opinion
Bitker v. Whyte, Hirschboeck, Minahan, Harding & Harland
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 16, 1976No. Nos. 76-1254, 76-1255PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
These cross-appeals arise from an order of the district court, which affirmed an order of the bankruptcy court, requiring the respondents to turn over to Bitker, the trustee of the bankrupt Jolin, certain proceeds of a state court judgment in John’s favor, entered prior to, but affirmed and satisfied after, the filing of bankruptcy. The issues are whether the bankruptcy court had the summary jurisdiction it exercised, a precondition of such a turnover order, and, if it did, whether the order in this case was proper.
The underlying facts are not in dispute. In 1966, Jolin…
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