Legal Opinion

Lawson v. Affirmative Equities Co., LP

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided October 27, 2004No. CIV.A.02-12172-RGSPublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS THE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT

STEARNS, District Judge.

This action arises from an Agreement of Guaranty executed by defendant Affirmative Equities Company, L.P. (AEC) in favor of the plaintiff, Charles Lawson, as the Trustee of three Massachusetts Trusts that guaranteed a Letter of Credit extended to AEC by the Republic National Bank of New York, later known as HSBC Bank USA (HSBC). The Letter of Credit was intended to finance the renovation of The Patrick Henry Hotel (the Hotel), a property in Roanoke, Virginia, owned by AEC and its…

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