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IN RE WASHINGTON

No. 78-3113.

623 F.2d 1169 (1980)

In re Reginald WASHINGTON, Bankrupt. Myron E. WASSERMAN, Trustee, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Diane Margaret WASHINGTON a/k/a Joann Washington, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 8, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin H. Jacobs, Finneran, Hayek, Jacobs & Lorenzen, Cleveland, Janice S. Evans, Chardon, Ohio, for defendant-appellant.

Richard Ginley, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, Chief Judge, and PHILLIPS and PECK, Senior Circuit Judges.

JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether jurisdiction over certain property lies in an Ohio domestic relations court or a federal bankruptcy court. The district court affirmed the bankruptcy court's decision holding that the state court had not assumed jurisdiction over the property involved in this litigation. We reverse.

In August, 1976, Mr. and Mrs. Washington sold their jointly owned home and received a check in...

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