Legal Opinion

Farber v. Wards Co.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided August 4, 1987No. Nos. 777, 870, Dockets 86-7879, 86-7937PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

This diversity case pits a landlord seeking use and occupancy payments and other damages against his bankrupt tenant’s successor in interest. Judge Wexler granted partial summary judgment against the landlord and, after a bench trial on the *686landlord’s remaining claims, awarded him $85,946.97 plus interest. We affirm the judgment except insofar as it disallowed the landlord’s claim for damages for the tenant’s failure to remove trade fixtures.

BACKGROUND

In order to make the issues on appeal comprehensible, we review at length the somewhat tangled factual and procedural…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. S & W Holding Company v. Julius Kuriansky, Trustee, in the Matter of W. L. Boffa, Inc., BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
  2. Diversified Services, Inc. v. Allen B. Harralson, Trustee for Allen Industrial Supply Division, Inc., BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  3. 120 Wall Associates, Appellant-Appellee v. Edward Schilling, Trustee, Appellee-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
  4. In Re North Atlantic & Gulf Steamship CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
  5. In the Matter of J. Bain, Inc., D/B/A Modernage Furniture, Bankrupt. N. R. Field and Janet Knox Field v. W. C. Herrell, Trustee in BankruptcyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Town of New Hartford v. Connecticut Resources Recovery AuthoritySupreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
  2. Beaver Creek Property Owners Ass'n v. Bachelor Gulch Metropolitan DistrictColorado Court of Appeals · 2011
  3. Farber v. Wards Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
  4. In Re Williams Contract Furniture, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1992

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