Legal Opinion
Bernstein v. Home Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 6, 1982No. 81 Civ. 3249PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOFAER, District Judge:
Plaintiff Lawson F. Bernstein, the Trustee in Bankruptcy of Frigitemp Corporation, has sued defendant Home Life Insurance Company to recover an alleged voidable preference paid by Frigitemp to Home Life. Home Life has moved for summary judgment, claiming that payments it received from Frigitemp within four months of Frigitemp’s bankruptcy petition were not preferential.
The relevant facts are adequately supported by affidavits and exhibits submitted by both parties and are not meaningfully controverted by plaintiff. In April 1975, Home Life issued a group insurance…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Thomas W. Garland, Inc. v. Union Electric Co. (In Re Thomas W. Garland, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · 1982
- The Farmers Bank of Clinton, Missouri v. Vance Julian, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Roby C. Woody, D/B/A Woody Motorcompany, BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Waldschmidt v. Ranier (In Re Fulghum Construction Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980
- Ira Haupt & Co. v. SeligsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- In re MortmanDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1941
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Leathers v. Prime Leather Finishes Co.District Court, D. Maine · 1984
- Bernstein v. Alpha Associates, Inc. (In Re Frigitemp Corp.)District Court, S.D. New York · 1983
- Columbia Packing Co. v. Allied Container Corp. (In Re Columbia Packing Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1984