In the Matter of Naviera Azta, S.A., and Caribbean Trading & Marine Co., Bankrupts. Jan C. Uiterwyk Co., Inc. v. Joseph H. Brock, Trustee

Appellant Jan C. Uiterwyk Co., Inc., was directed by the referee in bankruptcy to show cause why it should not turn over accounts receivable and a cash fund allegedly in its possession as general agent for the bankrupt, Naviera Azta, S.A. Uiterwyk filed a petition to quash the order in which it objected to the summary jurisdiction of the court. After a hearing the referee upheld summary jurisdiction, and the district judge affirmed that ruling and denied Uiter-wyk’s petition for review. We affirm.

Generally speaking, the bankruptcy court, either in the person of the referee or the district…