Legal Opinion
In Re D.C. Diamond Head, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 22, 1985No. Bankruptcy 84-00020PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GEORGE FRANCIS BASON, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
This case presents difficult questions of interpretation of local District of Columbia law with respect to landlords’ and tenants’ rights. Nevertheless, based on my research, I am firmly convinced, for the reasons stated below, that as of the date of the filing of this case the tenant did have a right under local law to avoid forfeiture of the leasehold interest, and, by virtue of the provisions of sections 362(a) and 365(b) and (d) of the Bankruptcy Code (as they apply to cases pending prior to October 8, 1984), that the right to avoid…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- In Re Joseph C. Taddeo and Ellen A. Taddeo, Debtors. Elfriede Di Pierro v. Joseph C. Taddeo and Ellen A. Taddeo and Richard J. McCord Interim TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Ronald E. Grubbs v. Houston First American Savings AssociationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
- In the Matter of Madison Hotel Associates, D/B/A the Concourse Hotel, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Javins v. First National Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Fitzgerald v. Cheverie (In Re Edward Harvey Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1987
- In Re Ted Liu's Szechuan Garden, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1985
- In Re B & F Associates, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1985
- In Re Club 99, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1988