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IN RE SHAPIRO

Bankruptcy No. 79-1789G.

22 B.R. 685 (1982)

In re Martin S. SHAPIRO, Bankrupt. MIDWEST MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., Plaintiff, v. Martin S. SHAPIRO, Defendant.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

August 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Faith R. Greenfield, Wexler, Weisman, Forman & Shapiro, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff, Midwest Mut. Ins. Co.

Gary M. Schildhorn, Adelman, Lavine, Krasny, Gold & Levin, Philadelphia, Pa., for bankrupt/debtor, Martin S. Shapiro.

OPINION

EMIL F. GOLDHABER, Bankruptcy Judge:

The issue at bench is whether we have jurisdiction under the Bankruptcy Act to consider the affirmative defenses and counterclaim raised by the bankrupt in his answer to plaintiff's complaint seeking to determine the nondischargeability of a debt allegedly owed the plaintiff by the bankrupt. We conclude that we have jurisdiction to determine the affirmative defenses and counterclaim in issue: (1) because the plaintiff...

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