Legal Opinion

Clarke & Rapuano, Inc. v. Ketchum

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided December 12, 1975No. Bankruptcy Nos. 74 B 1237, 74 B 1236PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION

GAGLIARDI, District Judge.

This case arises out of two applications by plaintiff Clarke & Rapuano, Inc. (“C&R”) in the Bankruptcy Court for a determination of the dischargeability of certain debts owed to it by the bankrupts-defendants Morris Ketchum, Jr. and Morris Ketchum, Jr. and Associates (“Ketchum”).*

According to C&R, Ketchum entered into a contract with the New York Zoological Society (“Zoo”) for the performance of certain architectural, engineering, and landscape architectural services in connection with the development of a Zoo exhibit. Ketchum then subcontracted…

2Cases cited4 opinions

Bruning v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
Upshur v. BriscoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
Caristo Construction Corp. v. Diners Financial Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1968
Bloomingdale v. DreherCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1929

3Cited by2 opinions

In the Matter of Simon Angelle, D/B/A Angelle's Lumber Co., Bankrupts. Simon Angelle v. Dr. Kenneth P. ReedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
In Re Morris Ketchum, Jr. and AssociatesDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975