Legal Opinion
Korea First Bank v. Lee
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 5, 1998No. 97 Civ. 5948(LAK)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KAPLAN, District Judge.
This case, an action on a guarantee, was tried without a jury on April 21-22,1998 and resulted in a judgment for plaintiff in the amount of $650,000 plus a contractual 15 percent for attorneys’ fees and prejudgment interest. The defendant now moves to reopen the trial to permit Chong Nam Bae to testify for the defense, to modify that portion of the judgment which awarded the 15 percent attorneys’ fee, and for other relief.
The Motion to Reopen
The essence of the case was plaintiffs claim on a guarantee of the obligations of Gregory Stuart Sportswear,…
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