Jurisdictional Problems Between Admiralty and Bankruptcy Courts

Article by Frank R. Kennedy

Jurisdictional disputes between admiralty courts and bankruptcy courts have arisen frequently since bankruptcy courts were inaugurated during our republic's first century. Conflicts between admiralty courts and other courts existed prior to the development of bankruptcy courts, but the principles developed for resolving those conflicts are of little assistance in dealing with disputes involving conflicts between admiralty and bankruptcy courts.


About the Author

Frank R. Kennedy. Thomas M. Cooley Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Michigan; Mason Ladd Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Iowa College of Law; Of Counsel to Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Illinois; A.B. 1935, Southwest Missouri State University; LL.B. 1939, Washington University; J.S.D. 1953, Yale University.

Citation

59 Tul. L. Rev. 1182 (1985)