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1、2021/09/0721:15:21[CourtofDecision]SupremeCourt[CaseNo.]CaseNo.155(o)of1991[Keywords]Financeleasecontract,CorporateReorganizationAct,reorganizationproceedings,claimsforcommonbenefits.[CaseName][DateofDecision]14April1995[Source]SaikoSaibanshoMinjiHanrei-shuVol.49No.4:1063,HanreiJi
2、hoNo.1533:116,SaibanshoJihoNo.1145:1,HanreiTaimuzuNo.880:147,KinyuHomuJijoNo.1425:6,KinyuShojiHanreiNo.973:3.[PartyNames]Nihon-leaseCo.,Ltd. vs. AdministratorofNittoKoeiCo.,Ltd.(inreorganization)[SummaryofFacts]In1981theAppellant,Nihon-leaseCo.,Ltd.(hereinafter,“Nihon-lease”),ent
3、eredintoafinanceleasecontractwithNittoKoeiCo.,Ltd.(notapartytotheseproceedings;hereinafter,“NittoKoei”)inrespectofofficeequipment(hereinafter,the“Equipment”).SincetheEquipmentwouldberegardedashavingnoresidualvalueattheendoftheleasingterm,aso-called“fullpayout”leasewasused,whichwas
4、calculatedsothatoverthecourseofthecontractNihon-leasewouldbeabletorecoverinfulltheacquisitioncostoftheEquipmentandotherinvestedcapital.In1983NittoKoeifiledforcorporatereorganization,andtheAppellee(hereinafter,the“Administrator”)wasappointedasreorganizationadministrator.SinceNihon-
5、leasehadnotreceivedleasepaymentsfromNittoKoeisinceOctoberthatyear,itdeclaredanintentiontocanceltheleasecontractandbroughtlegalproceedingsseekingpaymentoftheoutstandingleasepaymentstogetherwithpenaltyinterest,aswellasthereturnoftheleasedequipment.Whilsttheoriginatingcourt2021/09/07
6、21:15:21allowedtheclaimforthereturnoftheEquipment,sincetheoutstandingleasepaymentswerenota‘claimforcommonbenefits,’onthegroundsthattheclaimforthesepaymentshadnobasisinlawgiventhatithadnotbeenmadeaspartofNittoKoei’sreorganizationproceedings,theoriginatingcourtdismissedthatpartofthe
7、suitseekingpaymentoftheleasepaymentsonproceduralgrounds.Nihon-leasebroughtthisjokokuappeal.[SummaryofDecision]“Inafinanceleasecontractthatusesa…‘fullpayout’method,intheeventthatadecisionistakentoinitiatereorganizationproceedingsfortheuserthattookdeliveryoftheleasedequipment,theful
8、lamountofaclaimtoanyoutstandingle