Legal Opinion
In Re F. W. Koenecke & Sons, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 5, 1973No. 69 B 1647PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MAROVITZ, District Judge.
Review of Order of Referee in Bankruptcy
The Issue
The matter before the court is a petition for review of an order of the referee in bankruptcy. The petition was filed by Wilkes, Besterfield & Company 1 (hereafter Wilkes), a firm of accountants, who appeal from the referee’s order overruling their motion to dismiss the complaint of the trustee in bankruptcy against them. It is the contention of Wilkes that the summary jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court does not extend to determine the liability of Wilkes in an accountant’s malpractice suit.
The…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Governor Clinton Co. v. KnottCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1941
- Hollingsworth & Whitney Co. v. BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1917
- Mason v. WolkowichCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1906
- In Re California Eastern Airways, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1951
- In re Sobod, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1938
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Dwyer v. Bibb Steel & Supply Co. (In Re Alan Wood Steel Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Judge v. Diamond (In re Victor Dye Works, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
- Federal Trade Commission v. A1 Janitorial Supply Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2020