Hoffman v. WHCT Management, Inc. (In Re Astroline Communications Co.)

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

ROBERT L. KRECHEVSKY, Chief Judge.

I

ISSUE

The central issue in this proceeding, to which the parties devoted nine trial days, is whether the defendant, Astroline Company (and its general partners), a limited partner of Astroline Communications Company Limited Partnership (the “Debtor”), are liable as a general partner for the Debtor’s prepetition obligations for having participated in the control of the Debtor’s business substantially the same as in the exercise of the powers of a general partner. The plaintiff, Martin W. Hoffman, the Chapter 7 Trustee (the “Trustee”) of…