Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Steelship Corporation, Bankrupt. Vilas and Sommer Inc. v. Emon Mahony, Jr., Trustee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 16, 1978No. 77-1735PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Vilas and Sommer Inc. (V&S) seeks to recover a brokerage fee for services rendered in procuring a buyer for the assets of SteelShip Corporation, which, on June 8, 1976, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy. The district court affirmed an order of the bankruptcy referee sustaining the trustee’s objection to the claim filed by V&S. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse.
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SteelShip Corporation is a designer and builder of ships and boats. In July of 1975 the corporation, through its president Edward Fry, placed an advertisement in the Wall Street Journal…
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