Continental Coal Corp. v. Roszelle Bros.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Andrew M. J. Cochran, Judge. Petition by Roszelle Bros, and others to have the Continental Coal Corporation adjudicated a bankrupt. From an order adjudicating bankruptcy, the bankrupt and others appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order adjudicating bankruptcy. It presents a conflict of jurisdiction over the administration of the bankrupt’s estate, due to the pendency of proceedings in both the Eastern District of Kentucky and the Eastern District of Tennessee; the pivotal question (and the only one presented here) being in which of the two districts did the bankrupt have its principal place of business for the six months preceding May 5, 1916? Upon review of an order of the District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky we held that that court, having first…
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