Legal Opinion
Balaber-Strauss v. County of Sullivan (In re Grossinger Associates)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 30, 1993No. Bankruptcy No. 89 B 20943 (HS); Adv. No. 91-6206APublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
HOWARD SCHWARTZBERG, Bankruptcy Judge.
The defendant, Orseck, Orseck, Green-berg & Gaiman (“Orseck”), has moved for summary judgment to enforce a prepetition judgment lien for legal services owed by the debtor, Grossinger Associates. Various mechanics’ lienors oppose Orseck’s motion on the ground that their liens have priority over Orseck’s lien. Orseck contends that the parcel of the debtor’s unimproved land against which they seek to enforce their judgment lien is not encumbered by any mechanics’ liens because it was not and is not part of the same…
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