Burkhart v. Enney Oilfield Rental Co.

WILLIAM E. MILLER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from two orders entered by the district judge in a bankruptcy proceeding involving 109 limited partnerships.1 The first order vacated the appointment of Robert H. Alexander as trustee of the limited partnership estates and the second appointed Francis H. Burkhart as trustee.

The first meeting of creditors for the bankrupt partnerships was held before the bankruptcy judge on May 9, 1975. At that meeting only two creditors attempted to vote in the election of a trustee—appellant Enney Oilfield Rental Company, which nominated Alexander for…