Dixstar, Inc. v. Chemtex International, Inc. (In Re First Thermal Systems, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM

R. THOMAS STINNETT, Bankruptcy Judge.

This adversary proceeding was initiated by the filing of a complaint in the Circuit Court for Hamilton County, Tennessee, by Dixstar, Incorporated (“Dixstar”) for unpaid sums due pursuant to certain enumerated purchase agreements. The defendant, Chemtex International, Inc. (“Chemtex”), removed the case to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Southern Division, on the basis of diversity of citizenship and the amount in controversy exceeding $50,000.00. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332 & 1441(a). On motion of Dixstar, the…