Legal Opinion
In Re Smith Corset Shops, Inc., Debtor. Appeal of Laurent Brodeur
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 27, 1982No. 82-1283PublishedCited by 140 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Laurent and Meredith Brodeur appeal from a decision of the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit, 18 B.R. 388 1 holding them liable to the debtor, Smith Corset Shops, Inc. (Smith) for conversion. We reverse.
Beginning on January 1, 1979, Smith operated a shop in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, upon premises leased from the Brodeurs. Smith defaulted on the March 1980 rent and later that March closed its store and ceased doing business. On March 25, 1980, the Brodeurs brought an action against Smith for trespass and ejectment in the local Rhode Island…
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