Legal Opinion
Judge v. Burnhope (In Re Leedy Mortgage Co.)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 24, 1987No. 15-17720PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAVID A. SCHOLL, Bankruptcy Judge.
A. INTRODUCTION AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The instant adversarial proceeding is an action by the Trustee of a Debtor mortgage company to recover, originally, compensatory damages of over $14 million and punitive damages of $50 million against the underwriters and the sales agent on two fidelity bonds as the result of certain fraudulent conduct of the Debtor’s President and major shareholder, Richard Mi-cheel, and certain other high-level employees of the Debtor. Presently before us is a Motion by the underwriter Defendants for summary judgment as to eleven…
2Cases cited61 opinions
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- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Caplin v. Marine Midland Grace Trust Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Patricia A. Hollinger, Administratrix of the Estate of Germaine S. Hollinger, Deceased v. Wagner Mining Equipment Company, a Division of Paccar, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United Jersey Bank v. CS Associates (In Re CS Associates)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- In Re Philadelphia Mortgage TrustUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Begier v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (In Re A.I.A. Industries, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Leonard v. Wessel (In Re Jackson)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- In Re Leedy Mortg. Co., Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
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