Hawkins v. 1000 Ltd. Partnership

This appeal involves an interfamily dispute among the direct and indirect owners of the 1000 Broadway Building, one of several commercial buildings developed by Tom Moyer Sr. The ownership structure for the 1000 Broadway Building involves a labyrinthine arrangement of partnership interests, but, in overly simplified terms, four trusts, one for each of Moyer Sr.’s children, hold interests in the building as limited partners. A company owned by Moyer Sr.’s trust is the general partner that controls the limited partnerships and, consequently, the management and finances of the building itself.

The…