In re Mills Tea & Butter Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of the bankruptcy of the Mills Tea & Butter Company. Objections by the trustee to. the allowance by the referee of compensation to the receiver. Receiver’s allowance reduced.
1Opinion of the Court
MORTON, District Judge.
As to the receivers’ compensation: One of the receivers, for reasons not binding on his coreceiver, asked for and was allowed much less than the maximum fee. No question arises as to his compensation. The other receiver asked for and was allowed by the referee the maximum statutory compensation, $803.90. The trustee objects thereto, contending that the case was not one warranting such an amount. There was a hearing before the referee, and the evidence is reported.
[1] The receivers were in office 27 days, during which time they carried on the business. They hired a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- In re Cash-Papworth, Grow-SirCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1913
- Weiss v. Haight & Freese Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1908
3Cited by1 opinion
- In re Luna Amusement Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1934