JACKSON v. MOORE

No. 21854.

348 F.2d 437 (1965)

D. E. JACKSON, Appellant, v. Harry MOORE, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Billie Sol Estes, Bankrupt, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

July 14, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. B. Trimble, Trimble & Dobbs, Corpus Christi, Tex., for appellant.

Allan L. Poage, El Paso, Tex., for appellee.

Thad Grundy, Houston, Tex., for amicus curiæ, Commercial Solvents Corp.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and BROWN and FRIENDLY, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

The basic question in this appeal is whether the Bankruptcy Court had jurisdiction to restrain a real estate broker from pursuing a state court action against one who had acquired property from the bankrupt estate seeking recovery of a real estate commission for selling such property. We answer yes, but — and affirm with instructions because our decision on the basic issue raises further problems on the nature and scope of relief...

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