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IN RE BEHRING AND BEHRING

No. 30594.

445 F.2d 1096 (1971)

In the Matter of BEHRING AND BEHRING, a partnership, et al., Bankrupts. NISSHO AMERICAN CORPORATION, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Joe C. HUMPHREYS, Trustee, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 2, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. King, William J. Rochelle, Jr., Dallas, Tex., for respondent-appellant.

W. Randolph Elliott, Dallas, Tex., for petitioner-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, SIMPSON and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

The controlling question in this appeal is the extent of the summary jurisdiction of a Bankruptcy court. There is little dispute in the facts, and the issues presented to us are entirely questions of law. Behring and Behring, a partnership formerly engaged in the cotton brokerage business (Bankrupt), is the bankrupt. Nissho-Iwai American Corporation (Nissho) filed a proof of claim in the amount of $115,232.97, alleging the consideration for...

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