Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Behring and Behring, a Partnership, Bankrupts. Nissho American Corporation v. Joe C. Humphreys, Trustee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1971No. 30594_1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
The controlling question in this appeal is the extent of the summary jurisdiction of a' Bankruptcy court. There is little dispute in the facts, and the issues presented to us are entirely questions of law. Behring and Behring, a partnership formerly engaged in the cotton brokerage business (Bankrupt), is the bankrupt. Nissho-Iwai American Corporation (Nissho) filed a proof of claim in the amount of $115,232.97, alleging the consideration for the debt to be cotton purchased by the claimant from the Bankrupt but not delivered. 1 The Trustee objected to the allowance of…
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