Davis v. Kice Indus., Inc. (In re WB Servs., LLC)

Dale L. Somers, United States Chief Bankruptcy Judge

Defendant Kice Industries, Inc. (Kice), moves for summary judgment on the Chapter 7 Trustee's preference claim under 11 U.S.C. § 547.1 Kice was a subcontractor *552of Debtor WB Services, LLC (Debtor), which was the prime contractor for the construction of a project on property owned by East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC (EKAE or Owner). Within 90 days before Debtor filed for relief under Chapter 7, EKAE paid Kice on a past due account by a check payable jointly to Debtor and Kice. The Trustee seeks to recover the payment as a preferential transfer.…