IN RE REPUBLIC OIL CORP.

No. MM11850026, A.P. No. 1850031.

59 B.R. 884 (1986)

In re REPUBLIC OIL CORPORATION, Debtor. Ben BROWN, Katherine Brown, Plaintiffs, v. REPUBLIC OIL CORPORATION, Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky.

April 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin C. Brooks, Bowling Green, Ky., for defendant.

William E. Rueff, Jr., Morgantown, Ky., for plaintiff.

J. William Phillips, Murray, Ky., for defendant and intervening plaintiffs.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

MERRITT S. DEITZ, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

In this clear case of forum-shopping, considerations of jurisdiction and venue prevent us from entertaining the action. The issue before us, in general terms, is whether a bankruptcy court other than the one in which the bankruptcy case is pending may assert independent jurisdiction in an adversary proceeding on a claim which arose prior to the commencement of the bankruptcy case.

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