Estate of Philip Meriano, Deceased, Anita Panepinto, Administratrix - Page 22

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               Lynch then filed a petition for the allowance of an appeal             
          to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.  His petition was denied on              
          January 15, 1991.                                                           
               Sometime during the latter part of 1989 or the first part of           
          1990, Reardon entered into a settlement agreement with the estate           
          and paid to the estate $25,000 in accordance with the terms of              
          the settlement.7                                                            
               On August 29, 1989, Lynch filed a petition in the U.S.                 
          Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania,                  
          pursuant to chapter 13 of title 11, United States Code.  In his             
          petition, Lynch acknowledged his indebtedness and listed the                
          Estate of Philip Meriano as a judgment creditor in the amount of            
          $225,000.                                                                   
               When Lynch filed his petition in bankruptcy on August 29,              
          1989, the estate was still being represented by the Dilworth law            
          firm.  Marjorie Obod (Obod), an associate with the Dilworth firm,           
          received an incomplete record of what was filed with the                    
          bankruptcy court by Lynch.                                                  
               Obod then filed a proof of claim with the bankruptcy court             
          for the estate as a judgment creditor of Lynch because of the               
          surcharge imposed by the Orphans' Court against him.  Shortly               
          thereafter, the Dilworth firm ceased to represent the estate and            
          took no further action against Lynch.                                       

          7         The settlement agreement was not made a part of the               
          record.                                                                     




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