Legal Opinion
Matter of Barton
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 18, 1979No. 76 B 574PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION
EDELSTEIN, Chief Judge:
This appeal to the District Court from an order of Bankruptcy Judge Howard Schwartzberg involves an attempt by Ernest Gafni, the appellant to bar the discharge of his claim against the bankrupt, appellee Gerald Barton, who seeks dismissal of Gafni’s complaint.
FACTS
On October 9, 1973, Gafni entered into a written agreement with Sher-Bar Management Corp., by which he loaned $100,000 to the corporation. Barton, an attorney who had represented Gafni in the past, was the President of Sher-Bar Management Corp. at this time and Word B. Sherrill, Jr. was the Vice…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. v. HerbstCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- Davison-Paxon Co. v. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- In the Matter of Larry Eugene Bennett. Larry Eugene Bennett v. W. T. Grant CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- In Re BlackDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1974
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3Cited by15 opinions
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