Legal Opinion

Fuste v. Eurobank & Trust Co. (In re Almacenes Gigante, Inc.)

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided October 13, 1993No. Bankruptcy No. B-91-03635(ESL); Adv. No. 92-0032PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

ENRIQUE S. LAMOUTTE, Chief Judge.

This case is before the court upon the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Plaintiff, trustee Pedro J. Fuste, the opposition thereto by defendant Eurobank & Trust Company, and the subsequent replies by both parties. The issues before the court include the validity of a Pledge Agreement constituted to secure a loan for $1,000,000.00 made by defendant to debtor Almacenes Gigante and whether debtor’s payment of $78,605.18 to reduce the principal of the above-mentioned loan constitutes a preferential transfer. Defendant argues that it has a right…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Louis W. Levit, Trustee of V.N. Deprizio Construction Co. v. Ingersoll Rand Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  3. 13 Collier bankr.cas.2d 1400, Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,902 in Re Lewis W. Shurtleff, Inc. And Frontier Properties, Inc., Debtors. Thomas D. Elliott, Trustee v. Frontier Properties/lp 102/meadow Glen Arms/79Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. Bob Richards Chrysler-Plymouth Corporation, Inc. v. EnglandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  5. Constructora Maza, Inc. v. Banco De PonceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. In Re Ben Franklin Retail Store, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996
  2. Wiscovitch-Rentas v. Banco Popular De Puerto Rico (In re Rivera)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2019
  3. Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital, Inc. v. Federal Deposit InsuranceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
  4. Noreen Wiscovitch Rentas, Trustee for the Estate of Builders Holding Co., Corp. v. Oriental Bank and the Puerto Rico Financing Authority; Mapfre Praico Insurance Company and Endurance Assurance, Intervenor-Plaintiff v.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2020
  5. Noreen Wiscovitch, as Trustee for the Estate of Juan Enrique Cruz Rivera v. Banco Popular de Puerto RicoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2018

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