Goodman v. New York City Shoes, Inc. (In Re New York City Shoes, Inc.)

OPINION

DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.

A. INTRODUCTION

The instant adversary proceeding was deposited in our court, despite having only a slight connection with the bankruptcy case of which it is ostensibly a part, after visits to two other forums. It raises several issues of unsettled state landlord-tenant law which we must address in rendering this decision, but we nevertheless must determine this proceeding because the district court has designated it as a core proceeding. We predict that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, at this juncture, would treat a real estate lease like any other…