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INSILCO CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STAR SERVICES, INC. OF DELAWARE, et al., Defendants-Respondents. ACTION NO. 1 STAR SERVICES, INC. OF DELAWARE, Plaintiff-Appellant,

The seller should not have been judicially estopped from enforcing the note by reason of its having given it a zero value in its bankruptcy schedule (cf., In re: Kelley, 163 B.R. 27, 34). The Bankruptcy Court itself did not adopt this position when, upon consent of the parties, it awarded the buyer an offset against the face value of the note, and it also does not appear that the seller benefitted from such valuation (see, Guarino v. Guarino, 211 A.D.2d 463, 464) under a reorganization in which its general unsecured creditors were given its common stock, and it therefore cannot be said that the seller was attempting to place the note out of their reach. The seller is entitled to summary judgment on the note, the senior indebtedness to which the note was made subordinate having lost its seniority when its maturity date was extended more than one year. The buyer's action was properly dismissed, the documentary evidence clearly demonstrating that the seller disclaimed any representations regarding the collectibility of the assets (see, Capstone Enters. v. County of Westchester, 262 A.D.2d 343, 691 N.Y.S.2d 574, 575), and that the buyer assumed the risk of the transaction (see, Chimento Co. v. Banco Popular, 208 D2d 385). Nor is there merit to the buyer's claim of a fiduciary relationship necessary to its cause of action for negligent misrepresentation (see, Murphy v. Kuhn, 90 N.Y.2d 266, 270).

THIS CONSTITUTES THE DECISION AND ORDER OF SUPREME COURT, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT.

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INSILCO CORPORATION v. STAR SERV., INC., DE
(Dec 21, 1999)