Legal Opinion
Bright v. Fred C. Sproul, Inc.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 1980No. 80CA0218PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN CISE, Judge.
Plaintiff, Anthony W. Bright, instituted this action in the state district court to collect the amount owing to him for attorney fees and expenses for services rendered to the defendant, Fred C. Sproul, Inc., while it was the debtor-in-possession in a 1975 Chapter XI Bankruptcy Act proceeding. That court determined that the federal bankruptcy court had exclusive jurisdiction over the matter of attorney fees in a Chapter XI proceeding, and dismissed the action. Plaintiff appeals, and we affirm.
In 1977, defendant, as the debtor-in-possession, applied to the bankruptcy court for…
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- Gross v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Rossi v. Colorado Pulp & Paper Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1931
- In re BreinigDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1941
- Mills v. Shoppers Charge Plan, Inc.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
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