Legal Opinion
SURF N SUN APTS., INC., RDMH v. Dempsey
District Court, M.D. Florida
Decided September 27, 1999No. CIV. A. 98-780-CIV-ORL-18CPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
6. KENDALL SHARP, Senior District Judge.
The central issue on appeal is whether the bankruptcy court erred as a matter of law by granting an individual judgment creditor standing to prosecute a fraudulent transfer action on behalf of the Chapter 7 bankruptcy estate. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158 and reviews the bankruptcy court’s legal conclusions de novo. See In re Goerg, 930 F.2d 1563 (11th Cir.1991). After analyzing the salient Bankruptcy Code provisions and case law, the Court holds that the Code does not vest bankruptcy courts with the power to grant…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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