United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee October 29, 1996, Bankruptcy No. 94-32813, Adv. No. 96-3025 (Fitzpatrick v. Rockwood Water, Wastewater & Natural Gas Systems (In Re Tennessee Valley Steel Corp.))

MEMORANDUM

RICHARD STAIR, Jr., Chief Judge.

The Chapter 11 Trustee, Michael H. Fitzpatrick, commenced this adversary proceeding on February 12, 1996, seeking to avoid and recover five allegedly preferential utility payments made by the Debtor to the Defendant, Rockwood Water, Wastewater, and Natural Gas Systems, totaling $439,436.23. The Trustee’s action is grounded on 11 U.S.C.A.