Legal Opinion
Bertholet v. Harman
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided April 4, 1991No. 19-10267PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. YACOS, Bankruptcy Judge.
This case is a referred civil action from district court involving allegations that the negligence and intentional misconduct of a bankruptcy trustee caused damage to a principal of the debtor corporation. At a recent pretrial hearing of this case, the parties discussed whether this court has jurisdiction to hear this matter because under 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(5) only the district court can hear actions for personal injury. Also, the parties discussed whether a jury trial was warranted and whether this court could conduct a jury trial. I…
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