Legal Opinion

In Re Hooker Investments, Inc.

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York

Decided July 13, 1990No. 18-23712PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DECISION ON MOTION FOR DAMAGES FOR WILLFUL VIOLATION OF THE AUTOMATIC STAY

TINA L. BROZMAN, Bankrupty Judge.

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U Hooker International Florida, Inc. (“Hooker Florida” or the “Debtor”) seeks damages against Arthur Rice (“Rice”) and Maurice Gelina (“Gelina”) for willful violation of the automatic stay under § 362(h) of the Bankruptcy Code. 1 The parties to this dispute are by no means strangers. Hooker Florida, a part of the real estate arm of LJ Hooker Corporation, Inc., was a real estate and mortgage broker maintaining offices in Tampa, Orlando and Miami, Florida. It filed a Chapter 11 petition…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Kalb v. FeuersteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Albany Partners, Ltd. v. Westbrook (In Re Albany Partners, Ltd.)Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  3. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,803 Steven Flaks v. David I. Koegel and Flora Mir Candy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by15 opinions

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  2. In Re TimbsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1994
  3. AP Industries, Inc. v. SN Phelps (In Re AP Industries, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1990
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  5. Will v. Ford Motor Credit Co. (In Re Will)District Court, N.D. Illinois · 2003

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