Legal Opinion

Morris Plan Co. v. Benedict (In Re Benedict)

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri

Decided October 20, 1981No. 19-30150PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AWARDING ATTORNEY’S FEES TO THE PLAINTIFF IN THE SUM OF $895.00 FROM THE DEFENDANT SKEETER DALE BENEDICT

DENNIS J. STEWART, Bankruptcy Judge.

On March 30, 1981, this court entered its final decree and judgment in this action declaring the defendants Skeeter Dale Benedict’s indebtedness to the plaintiff in the sum of $3,3154.13 plus interest to be nondis-chargeable in bankruptcy. 1 Counsel for the plaintiff now seeks an award of attorney’s fees for the reasonable value of the services performed by him which were necessitated by what he contends to be the “bad faith” of the defendant…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Klingman v. Levinson (In Re Levinson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1986
  2. Dougherty v. BrackettUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 1985
  3. Emerald Empire Banking Co. v. Woods (In Re Woods)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Oregon · 1982
  4. Ziegler v. Ziegler (In Re Charles W. Ziegler)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1989
  5. First Equipment Leasing Corp. v. Luce (In Re Luce)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1989

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