Legal Opinion
Geremia v. North Atlantic Fishing, Inc. (In re Reposa)
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided August 29, 1994No. Bankruptcy Nos. 85-00579, 85-00060; Adv. No. 87-0021PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ARTHUR N. VOTOLATO, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter is before us again1 on remand from the United States District Court, 153 B.R. 607, ordering us, inter alia, to reexamine and recalculate the compensatory and punitive damages awarded in our Decision and Order dated November 14, 1991.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Factual History
The relevant facts stem from business dealings between the parties which began in 1984, when Arthur Reposa and his son Peter purchased the fishing vessel, Wilfreta Lee, from North Atlantic Fishing, Inc. (“NAF”) for $665,000. Defendant Herb Lee was then, and still is…
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