Legal Opinion

Franklin Computer Corp. v. Harry Strauss & Sons, Inc. (In Re Franklin Computer Corp.)

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided June 26, 1985No. 15-15025PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

EMIL F. GOLDHABER, Chief Judge:

The threshold issue in the matter at hand, arising under a defendant’s motion for abstention or, alternatively, for a change of venue, is whether a debtor’s complaint to recover an account receivable is a core proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b). For the reasons espoused below, we conclude that the action is a core proceeding and we will deny the defendant’s motion for abstention or a change of venue.

We outline the facts of this controversy as follows: 2 The debtor filed a petition for reorganization under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (“the Code”)…

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