James Barnes


The Vermont Department of Taxes, which ordered the closure of the Hermitage Club several times in 2016 and 2017 for nonpayment of taxes, will receive $250,000 from the Hermitage bankruptcy estate.
BURLINGTON-  A bankruptcy court judge approved the final report and distribution of remaining funds in the Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company and Hermitage Club bankruptcy case over the objection of a former Hermitage manager.
Former Hermitage vice president and operations manager...

James Barnes
Note: A PDF copy of the bankruptcy trustee's final report is available below this article Hundreds of creditors and millions in claims will go unpaid BURLINGTON- Proceedings in the bankruptcy of James Barnes and his Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company, former owner of...

The Barnstormer chairlift at the Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain. Creditors are seeking cash payments from the bankruptcy settlement for the lift. File photo/MDE
HARTFORD, CT- Several Hermitage creditors, including a trustee for a Barnes family trust, are vying for a share of the proceeds of a bankruptcy distribution to Barnstormer LLC in Connecticut District Federal Court.
The action was initiated by the plaintiffs in a previous Hermitage lawsuit...
HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut Superior Court judge has ordered James Barnes to make weekly payments to the title insurance company that insured the Hermitage Club’s mortgages with Berkshire Bank.
Hartford Superior Court Judge A. Susan Peck ordered Barnes to pay $35 per week to Fidelity Life...
BURLINGTON- A Hermitage ski home formerly owned by James Barnes under his Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company has been sold for $2 million, followingA a court order releasing the property from a bankruptcy stay.
On February 23, Vermont District Bankruptcy Court Judge Colleen Brown...
BURLINGTON- Former Hermitage Club managing directors Robert Balewicz and John Santaniello have reached a settlement in their lawsuits against former Hermitage owner James Barnes and his Hermitage Inn Real Estate Holding Company.  
According to documents filed in the ongoing Hermitage...
HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut court granted a motion for default judgement against James Barnes last week in a lawsuit filed by a former Hermitage Club investor.
According to the court docket and Hollenbeck’s motion, Barnes never answered the Connecticut suit or made an appearance in the...

In March 2018, the Vermont Department of Taxes shut down the Hermitage for failure to pay rooms, meals, alcohol, and sales taxes. The same month, Berkshire Bank filed for foreclosure on the Hermitage for failure to pay $17 million in loans, About a year later, a group of creditors forced the Hermitage into bankruptcy. The Hermitage real estate and other assets were sold at auction to the Hermitage Club Member Group in March 2020. Barnes' appeal of the bankruptcy court's sale order was dismissed last week.
By Mike Eldred
BURLINGTON- Vermont District Court Judge Christina Reiss has dismissed former Hermitage owner James Barnes’ appeals in the bankruptcy sale of Hermitage assets to the Hermitage Member Group.  
In her decision, Reiss ultimately found that the court lacked jurisdiction...
These fan guns were included in the sale of Hermitate equipment repossessed by Lakeland Bank last August
These fan guns were included in the sale of Hermitate equipment repossessed by Lakeland Bank last August
HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut Superior Court judge has denied a motion by Lakeland Bank for default judgment against James Barnes for more than $469,000 in damages.
In her denial, Judge Ann Lynch noted that Lakeland attorneys signed an affidavit certifying that Barnes is not currently on...

The Watch Hill estate formerly owned by Donna and Jim Barnes, in Westerly, RI, was sold at a bankruptcy auction in March. File photo
HARTFORD, CT- A Connecticut District Bankruptcy Court judge has granted a motion for a settlement with a group of Hermitage creditors in Donna Barnes’ personal bankruptcy case.
In his decision, Judge James Tancredi rejected an objection by Hermitage creditor Reinhart Foodservice in which...

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