Legal Opinion
In re H. M. Lasker Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 24, 1918No. 2341PublishedCited by 7 opinions
, Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania; W. H. Seward Thomson, Judge. In the matter of the H. M. Lasker Company, Incorporated, bankrupt. On claim by Louis A. Meyran for rent. From a decree confirming disallowance by the referee, claimant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by a landlord from the decree of the court below, confirming the action of a referee in bankruptcy denying his right to collect some $7,000 of rent alleged to be due from the bankrupt estate. The claim was based on this clause in the lease:
“The parties hereto mutually covenant, and agree that the work of constructing said arcade (furnishing an entrance to Fifth avenue) shall bo begun and prosecuted to completion with due diligence by said landlord substantially in accordance with plans and specifications prepared by F. J. Osterling, architect, and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wilson v. Pennsylvania Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1902
- South Side Trust Co. v. WatsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1912
3Cited by7 opinions
- Manhattan Properties, Inc. v. Irving Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Oldden v. Tonto Realty CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- In Re BarnettCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1926
- Jersey Boulevard Corp. v. Lerner Stores Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1935
- In re BarnettDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1925
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