Estes Express Lines v. Paone (In Re Paone)

OPINION

JOHN J. THOMAS, Bankruptcy Judge.

A Motion to lift the automatic stay has been filed by Estes Express Lines (Estes) to pursue certain litigation against the Debtor, Amy Paone. Unexpectedly, the Motion is not being pursued to collect on an obligation. Rather, Estes is a defendant in a tort action in state court arising from a vehicular collision and wants to join the Debtor for the sole purpose of allowing a factfinder to apportion liability between the two defendants (the Debtor and Estes) pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 7102(b) 1 setting forth a provision of Pennsylvania law addressing…