IN RE MOODY

No. 86-2973 Summary Calendar.

817 F.2d 365 (1987)

In re Shearn MOODY, Jr., Debtor. W. Steve SMITH, Trustee of the Estate of Shearn Moody, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Norman D. REVIE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 27, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin Dubose, Houston, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

E. Ann Dickerson, Ben B. Floyd, Kevin D. McDonald, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before RUBIN, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.


RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

Following the lead of every circuit court that has considered the question directly or indirectly, we hold that a bankruptcy court's turnover order, in a separate adversary proceeding, compelling a defendant to turn over property in his possession to the trustee in bankruptcy, is a final order and hence appealable as of right.

The bankruptcy trustee for Shearn Moody, Jr. filed an adversary complaint against Norman D. Revie for the purpose...

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