Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Fashion Wear Realty Co. (In Re Fashion Wear Realty Co.)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 31, 1981No. 81 Civ. 0158, 81 Civ. 0159PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOFAER, District Judge:
This appeal from several orders of Bankruptcy Judge Lewittes has been unduly complicated by the parties’ excessive and unhelpful argumentation. When the extraneous issues are pushed aside, the appeal presents a comparatively simple question: did the Bankruptcy Judge err in abstaining from determining the taxes owed the City by Debtor and in allowing the City to foreclose on its tax liens against Debtor’s property? Because the Bankruptcy Court failed, both factually and legally, to support some of its findings, and because the City has repeatedly interjected new,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- In Re Fidelity Mortgage Investors, Debtor. Fidelity Mortgage Investors, Applicant-Appellee v. Camelia Builders, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Nicholas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- In the Matter of Jean Barclay Dolard, Bankrupt. William A. McGugin Trustee v. District Director of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- In re E. C. Fisher Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1915
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- In Re ShapiroUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1995
- In Re Fiedel Country Day SchoolUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1985
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