IN RE KLEIN

Bankruptcy Nos. 82-01556G to 82-01559G, Adv. Nos. 82-2158G to 82-2161G.

39 B.R. 927 (1984)

In re Ray Philip KLEIN, Anthony Plumbing of D.C., Inc., Irving H. Klein, Anthony Plumbing of Md., Inc., Debtors. In re ANTHONY PLUMBING OF MD., INC., Debtor. Stephen H. SACHS and the Maryland State Board of Practical Plumbing, Plaintiffs, v. ANTHONY PLUMBING OF MD., INC., Defendant. In re Ray Philip KLEIN, Debtor. Stephen H. SACHS and the Maryland State Board of Practical Plumbing, Plaintiffs, v. Ray Philip KLEIN, Defendant. In re Irving H. KLEIN, Debtor. Stephen H. SACHS and the Maryland State Board of Practical Plumbing, Plaintiffs, v. Irving H. KLEIN, Defendant. In re ANTHONY PLUMBING OF D.C., INC., Debtor. Stephen H. SACHS and the Maryland State Board of Practical Plumbing, Plaintiffs, v. ANTHONY PLUMBING OF D.C., INC., Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

June 8, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew F. Litvin, Deputy Atty. Gen., State of Pa., Philadelphia, Pa., William Leibovici, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Md., Thomas M. Meachum, Michael H. Bereston, Asst. Attys. Gen., Baltimore, Md., for plaintiffs, Stephen H. Sachs, Attorney General of Maryland and The Maryland State Board of Practical Plumbing.

Erwin L. Pincus, Joseph S.U. Bodoff, Pincus, Verlin, Hahn, Reich & Goldstein, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants/debtors, Anthony Plumbing of Md., Inc., Ray Philip Klein, Irving H. Klein, Anthony Plumbing of D.C., Inc.

James J. O'Connell, Philadelphia, Pa., Trustee, Estates of Ray Philip Klein and Irving H. Klein.

Michael A. Cibik, Philadelphia, Pa., Trustee, Estate of Anthony Plumbing of D.C. Inc. and Anthony Plumbing of Md., Inc.


OPINION

EMIL F. GOLDHABER, Bankruptcy Judge:

The threshold issue presented in the motions for summary judgments filed by the Attorney General of the State of Maryland ("the Attorney General") is whether he has standing to litigate the dischargeability of certain debts owed to residents of that state. We hold that the Attorney General has standing to bring such an action under the facts of these cases.

In light of the standard for granting summary...

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