Eways v. Governor's Island

COZORT, Judge.

Plaintiff sued defendants seeking to recover money he was ordered to deposit by the United States Bankruptcy Court to secure his performance on a bid he made to purchase property owned by the defendant Governor’s Island. The trial court dismissed plaintiffs suit for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

Defendant Governor’s Island, a North Carolina limited partnership, and defendant Allen Dukes-Jones Island partnership owned an interest in an island located in Pamlico County. In 1983 both defendants filed petitions under Chapter 11 of the United…