SELBY v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 76-1711.

590 F.2d 642 (1979)

Ralph I. SELBY, Trustee in Bankruptcy for the Frimberger Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 11, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick William Heath, Shea, Shea & Heath, Birmingham, Mich., for plaintiff-appellant.

Keith C. Hennessee, D. E. Cutler, Dearborn, Mich., for Ford Motor.

Gary A. Goldberg, Michael L. Stefani, Keywell & Rosenfeld, Birmingham, Mich., for Clark Equip.

Robert B. Pierce, Gary Pollack, Detroit, Mich., for D. P. Brown.

Ronald L. Rose, Sara S. Beale, Detroit, Mich., Timothy A. Fusco, Troy, Mich., for D. O. James Gear.

Alexander C. Perinoff, Southfield, Mich., for Chain Supply.

Howard A. Serlin, Detroit, Mich., for Johansen Co. & Westfield Sheet.

Jay Deutch, Barry R. Bess, Southfield, Mich., for Production Industries.

Andrew J. Broder, Troy, Mich., for Brotherton Const. Co. & Applied Handling.

Donald C. Morgan, Detroit, Mich., for Webster Manufacturing.

B. Kingsley Buhl, Detroit, Mich., for Ferguson Iron Works.

Harold O. Love, Harper Woods, Mich., for J.I.C. Electric, Inc.

Donald A. Hertlein, Columbus, Ohio, for American Crane & Conveyor Co. [David B. Lehman].

Robert Rooyakker, Troy, Mich., Charles E. Keller, Detroit, Mich., for Elbee Inc.

David E. Kempner, Detroit, Mich., for Unified Industries.

Before WEICK, EDWARDS and MERRITT, Circuit Judges.


MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

The trustee in bankruptcy for a general contractor appeals a decision by District Judge Joiner declining to set aside as preferences under § 60 of the Bankruptcy Act payments made by the contractor and by the owner of a construction project to subcontractors within four months of the general contractor's bankruptcy. The question on appeal concerns the recognition federal bankruptcy law should give to state-created property rights under...

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