MATTER OF COVEY

No. 80-2531.

650 F.2d 877 (1981)

In the Matter of Royal G. COVEY and Norma L. Covey, Individually and as partners, d/b/a Covey Dodge, Bankrupts-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 2, 1981.

As Amended June 5, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Curtis, Rochester, N. Y., for bankrupts-appellants.

Barry M. Barash, Galesburg, Ill., for appellee.

Before SPRECHER and WOOD, Circuit Judges, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.


SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

This case involves an appeal of an order of involuntary bankruptcy. In affirming the order of involuntary bankruptcy, we hold, first, that the decision of a bankruptcy court whether to abstain is not reviewable. Second, we hold that creditors holding disputed claims are not, because of those disputes, disqualified from petitioning for involuntary bankruptcy. But third, we hold that, in some circumstances, a dispute can affect whether nonpayment...

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