Legal Opinion
Gordon v. Shirley Duke Associates
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 3, 1979No. 1217, Docket 79-5006PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of the refusal of the bankruptcy court to enforce an attorney’s charging lien under section 475 of the New York Judiciary Law1 against the pro*17ceeds of a mortgage loan obtained by two individuals, one of whom was appellants’ client and also a creditor of the Chapter XII debtor, Shirley Duke Associates.
In December 1965, Shirley Duke Properties, Inc., a Virginia corporation, purchased a two-thousand unit apartment project in Alexandria, Virginia. As part of the consideration for this purchase, Shirley Duke Properties, Inc., gave Bryan Gordon,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Fischer-Hansen v. . Bklyn. Heights R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Matter of HeinsheimerNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- Robinson v. . RogersNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- The First State Bank and Trust Company of Guthrie, Oklahoma v. Sand Springs State Bank of Sand Springs, OklahomaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- In re SebringAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re Shirley Duke Associates, Debtor. Bryan Gordon, Jr. (Appellee), Dorothy C. Gordon, Individually, and Ralph C. Mutchler, Jr., and Sam L. Harrell, Trustees v. Shirley Duke Associates, A.P.I. Trust and Shirduke, Inc., Bryan Gordon, Jr. (Appellee), Dorothy C. Gordon, E. M. Bros, Trustee for the Benefit of Orpha L. Bros Estate, Peter K. Bros, Trustee for the Benefit of E. M. Bros Estate and Ralph C. Mutchler, Jr. And Sam L. Harrell, as Trustees v. Shirley Duke Associates, Appeal of Wisehart, Friou & KochCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- In the Matter of Emergency Beacon Corporation, Debtor. Montco, Inc. v. Stephen G. Glatzer, Stephen G. Glatzer, Third-Party v. George Horvath, Rocco Scappatura, Jack Polish, Langer and Polish, Dana Jerry Horvath, Spencer Kellogg Ii, Cecil Citron, Sherman and Citron, Elliot Lubarsky, Ralph Barber, Roslyn Tabot, Montmartre Inc., Crafts Spun Yarn Inc., Mt. Clemens Corp., Balder Enterprises, Djh Corporation, Montmartco, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Command Electric, Inc. v. Saxe (In Re Manousos)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1999
- Montco, Inc. v. GlatzerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981