Legal Opinion
Kopelman v. Halvajian
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 30, 1981No. 81-1218PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
At issue in this appeal is the effect of a clause in a lease which provided that the lease would terminate in the event an insolvency proceeding was filed against the tenant. Complicating the issue in this case is the fact that up to October 1, 1979, the provisions of the Bankruptcy Act of 1898, as amended, governed. After that date the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq. (Supp. Ill 1979), controlled. The triggering event, the filing of an involuntary petition in bankruptcy against the tenant, occurred on August 13, 1979, when…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- In Re Lawrence N. Jolly, Debtor. Chattanooga Memorial Park v. C. Kenneth Still, Chapter Xiii TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1978
- Smith v. Hoboken Railroad, Warehouse & Steamship Connecting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Finn v. MeighanSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- In the Matter of Queens Boulevard Wine & Liquor Corp., D/B/A Gold Star Wine & Liquor, Debtor-Appellee v. Anita Blum, Petitioner-Landlord-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Triangle Laboratories, Inc. v. HalvajianCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- In Re Seven Hills, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 2009