Legal Opinion
XL Sports, Ltd. v. Lawler
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 8, 2002No. 01-5363PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a final judgment for the defendant in two cases that were consolidated below: one a lawsuit removed to the federal district court from a Tennessee state court, and the other an adversary proceeding initiated in a bankruptcy court and brought to the district court by revocation of an order of reference. In both proceedings the plaintiff, XL Sports, Ltd., sought to recover money allegedly stolen by the defendant, Jerry Lawler, in connection with XL’s acquisition of Lawler’s professional wrestling business.
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