Legal Opinion
In Re Bell
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided December 20, 1962No. 20699PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPreyer, District Judge
(on assignment) .
Petition for Review of a decision by the Referee in Bankruptcy. Petitioner alleges that the bankrupt obtained a loan of money through the medium of a false financial statement, and alleges that this indebtedness was not dischargeable in bankruptcy. The Referee held that the petitioning creditor has a complete and adequate remedy in the state court and therefore declined to assume jurisdiction of the matter. The objections filed by the petitioning creditor consequently were denied.
The petitioner contends that the bankruptcy court has exclusive jurisdiction of the matter and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Watts v. EllithorpeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1943
- Ciavarella v. SalituriCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- In Re LoweDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1941
- Personal Finance Co. v. HaddenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Sweet v. Ritter Finance CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1967
- First National Bank v. HaymesCivil Court of the City of New York · 1966
- Household Finance Corp. v. HamerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1968
- In re GadanskyDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1965
- In re CourbatDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1967
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