MATTER OF GREAT NORTHWEST DEVELOPMENT CO.

Bankruptcy No. 83-00118-G.

28 B.R. 141 (1983)

In the Matter of GREAT NORTHWEST DEVELOPMENT CO., Debtor.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan, S.D.

February 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miroslav P. Vlcko, Kevin D. Welsh, Vestevich, Dritsas, McManus, Evans & Payne, P.C., Bloomfield Hills, Mich., for Michigan Nat. Bank of Ann Arbor.

Casper P. Connolly, West Bloomfield, Mich., for debtor Great Northwest Development Co.


RAY REYNOLDS GRAVES, Bankruptcy Judge.

The question for consideration is whether a director and officer of a Michigan corporation possesses the power to petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., absent authority from the corporation's board of directors. We hold that no such power exists.

Michigan National Bank of Ann Arbor ("Michigan National") held as evidence of security for a loan a mortgage...

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