Legal Opinion
Masterwear Corp. v. Rubin Baum Levin Constant & Friedman (In Re Masterwear Corp.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 5, 1999No. 19-35367PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION DENYING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DISMISSING THIRD PARTY ACTION
STUART M. BERNSTEIN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtors (collectively “Masterwear”) commenced this adversary proceeding to recover a prepetition payment made to the defendant Rubin Baum Levin Constant & Friedman (“Rubin Baum”). Rubin Baum impleaded the Third Party Defendants for indemnity. After Rubin Baum settled the primary action, it moved for summary judgment on its indemnity claims. For the reasons that follow, its motion is denied, and the third party action is dismissed without prejudice.
BACKGROUND
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