Legal Opinion
Goldberger v. Horan (In Re Traffic Safety Co.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 16, 1982No. 19-11191PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EMIL F. GOLDHABER, Bankruptcy Judge:
The issues at bench are: (1) whether the surety on a bond of the former trustee of the bankrupt’s estate is liable for damages caused by the actions of the former trustee in suppressing the bidding at a public sale of the bankrupt’s assets and (2) where the surety admits its liability for funds misappropriated by the former trustee, whether the surety is also liable for the increased administrative costs (in the form of attorney’s fees and lost interest) caused by the trustee’s defalcation. We conclude that the surety is liable for the damages caused…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- In Re AughenbaughCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Plummer v. WilsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Pennsylvania Supply Co. v. National Casualty Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- In Re RatmanskyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1980
- Pittsburg Construction Co. v. West Side Belt RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Daset Mining Corp. v. Industrial Fuels Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Kehm v. Citicorp Homeowners Service, Inc. (In Re Kehm)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- Christo v. Tuscany, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- First Pennsylvania Bank N.A. v. Harris (In Re Eagson Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
- United States Ex Rel. George Schumann Tire & Battery Co. v. Grant (In Re George Schumann Tire & Battery Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1992
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