Legal Opinion
Bankr. L. Rep. P 77,399 in the Matter of June M. Heath, Debtor. Joseph M. Black, Trustee v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 10, 1997No. 96-3066PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
A trustee in bankruptcy filed an adversary action in the bankruptcy court seeking to recover $50 for his debtor. The court rendered judgment for the trustee, but the district court reversed, 198 B.R. 298 (S.D.Ind. 1996), and the trustee has now appealed to us. The trustee’s motivation in pursuing this minuscule claim through three courts eludes us. But as there is no minimum amount in controversy required to litigate under the Bankruptcy Code, we must treat this $50 case — which in fact involves important questions of law — with all the gravity of a $50 million case.
Heath,…
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