James Barnes

The Hermitage Clubhouse at Haystack

Creditors object to Hermitage insurance financing plan

BURLINGTON- A hearing on a Hermitage motion to approve an insurance finance agreement has been set for Friday, July 12, following a hearing this week on objections filed by the Hermitage’s largest creditors and the US Bankruptcy Trustee.
Last week, the Hermitage filed an emergency motion...

Powderhorn developer's bankruptcy dismissed

Motion to dismiss cites devaluation of properties connected to Hermitage Club's failure to reopen
HARTFORD, CT- The Connecticut District Bankruptcy Court has granted Lizandra LLC's motion to dismiss their Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition filed last November.
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Hermitage debts larger than assets, according to court documents.

BURLINGTON- Documents filed in the Hermitage bankruptcy cases indicate the company's assets are dwarfed by its debts. The documents were filed over the weekend before a deadline for this week's hearing in Vermont District Bankruptcy Court on motions to move the venue to Hartford, CT. The 231-...

Hermitage Club, HIREHC, file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

HARTFORD, CT- The Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company and Hermitage Club have both filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy in US Bankruptcy Court, District of Connecticut.
The two voluntary bankruptcy petitions, filed by James Barnes today, follow an involuntary Chapter 7...

Restructuring company wins default judgement for unpaid Hermitage loan

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut court has granted a default judgment for G2 Capital Advisors in their case against James Barnes and the Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company.
G2 Capital Advisors filed the lawsuit in Hartford, CT, Superior Court in August 2018, claiming James Barnes and...

Food purveyor granted judgement against club

HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut court has granted Reinhart Foods a default judgment in their suit against James Barnes and the Hermitage.
The suit, filed in Hartford Superior Court in October 2018, seeks payment for a $1.5 million judgment and order signed by Windham, VT, Superior Court Judge...

Judge rules against hermitage in $2 million breach of contract suit

NEWFANE- Windham Superior Court Judge Robert P. Gerety has awarded a Massachusetts man more than $2 million in a breach of contract lawsuit against the Hermitage Club and James Barnes.
Gerety issued the decision last week, granting a motion filed by Robert Coffin and his attorney John...

Judge grants continuance pending club bankruptcy

HARTFORD- A Connecticut judge has issued an order putting a lawsuit filed against James Barnes and the Hermitage on hold, pending the outcome of a settlement under Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Mark Brett filed the case in Hartford Superior Court in March 2018, seeking $963,000 in compensation...

(Updated) Barnes seeks to lift order banning him from entering property, removing personal items

UPDATED: 2/28/19
WILMINGTON- The court-appointed Hermitage receiver has issued a notice against trespass barring Hermitage Club founder James Barnes from entering Hermitage properties in receivership.
According to the notice, signed by Alan Tantleff of FTI Consulting, Barnes is “not...

Developer claims Barnes misrepresented finances

RUTLAND- A New York developer has filed a suit against James Barnes and his Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company in US District Court in connection with a $2.6 million purchase of Stag’s Leap lots.
In a five-count complaint, Shaun P. Golden, owner of Golden Wealth Properties, claims...