Legal Opinion

Paul S. Burka, and Robert A. Burka, Trustees v. Aetna Life Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided June 14, 1996No. 95-7284PublishedCited by 30 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge HARRY T. EDWARDS.

HARRY T. EDWARDS, Chief Judge:

Through a 1993 foreclosure sale, appellee Aetna Life Insurance Company acquired property located in the District of Columbia (“D.C.” or “the District”) that previously had been owned by a family trust of which appellants Paul S. Burka and Robert A. Burka are presently trustees. Aetna subsequently arranged to sell the property to appellee American University (“AU”), a nonprofit D.C. institution that plans to use the property for its law school. After Aetna and AU had entered into a purchase agreement, but…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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  2. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. v. K N Energy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Charles W. Bauer, Jr. And Nellie P. Bauer, Robert H. Waldschmidt, Trustee v. Commerce Union Bank, Clarksville, Tennessee and Kenneth C. BainesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
  4. Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas v. Bruce Babbitt, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
  5. Judwin Properties, Inc. v. United States Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by30 opinions

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