Legal Opinion
Bessemer Trust Co. N.A. v. Branin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 8, 2008No. 02 Civ. 10276(JES)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SPRIZZO, District Judge.
By Memorandum Opinion & Order, dated April 10, 2006, this Court found defendant, Francis S. Branin, Jr. (“Branin” or “defendant”) liable to plaintiff, Bessemer Trust Company, N.A. (“Bessemer” or “plaintiff’) for a violation of the rule of law set forth in Von Bremen v. MacMonnies, 200 N.Y. 41, 93 N.E. 186 (1910), and Mohawk Maintenance Co. v. Kessler, 52 N.Y.2d 276, 437 N.Y.S.2d 646, 419 N.E.2d 324 (1981), which prohibits the impairment of good will which was transferred to a purchaser in connection with the sale of a business. The Court…
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3Cited by3 opinions
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