Legal Opinion
Manhattan Properties, Inc. v. Irving Trust Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 5, 1934No. Nos. 505, 506PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Roberts
These cases present the question whether a landlord may prove in bankruptcy for loss of rents payable in the future, where the claim is founded upon the bankrupt’s covenant to pay rent, and, in the alternative, upon his breach of a covenant that in event of bankruptcy, the landlord may reenter, and if he does, the tenant will indemnify him against loss of rents for the remainder of the term.
In No. 505 it appears that Oliver A. Olson Co., Inc., was the lessee of premises for a term of nine years and-eight months beginning February 1, 1928, and éxpiring October 1, 1937. Defaults in payment of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. BaughSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Central Trust Co. of Ill. v. Chicago Auditorium Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- In re Roth & AppelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1910
- Maynard v. ElliottSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Schall v. CamorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by119 opinions
- Kuehner v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Brown v. O'KEEFESupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Electric Storage Battery Co. v. ShimadzuSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Oldden v. Tonto Realty CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- City Bank Farmers Trust Co. v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
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