MANFRA, TORDELLA & BROOKES, INC. v. BUNGE

No. 887 Docket 85-7986.

794 F.2d 61 (1986)

MANFRA, TORDELLA & BROOKES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Francisco BUNGE, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph DiBenedetto, New York City (David W. Shapiro, Cole & Deitz, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Gelacio M. Cordero, New York City (Stebbings & Skydell, P.C., New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Before FEINBERG, Chief Judge, and NEWMAN and WINTER, Circuit Judges.


WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Francisco Bunge appeals from Judge Duffy's decision, after a two-day bench trial, awarding plaintiff Manfra, Tordella & Brookes, Inc. ("MTB") $776,222.68 — the unpaid balance of a promissory note given by Bunge — plus costs and disbursements. The district court rejected Bunge's defenses of usury, duress, and unconscionability, and dismissed his counterclaim based on fraud or negligent...

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