Legal Opinion

In re Goldville Mfg. Co.

District Court, D. South Carolina

Decided May 29, 1903PublishedCited by 11 opinions

In Bankruptcy. On applications of attorneys and referee for allowance of fees.

1Opinion of the Court

BRAWLEY, District Judge.

The attorney for the petitioning creditors asks for the allowance of a fee of $3,000 in this case, and has offered his own testimony and the testimony of several reputable attorneys that this sum would be a reasonable compensation for the services - rendered. The attorney for the bankrupt has presented a similar claim, and, as the court is of opinion that it cannot properly make an allowance at all commensurate with the desires and expectations of the attorneys interested, it will state its views as to the nature and limitations of its power to make allowance for fees…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  2. Hobbs v. McLeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  3. Burnes v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  4. In re CurtisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1900
  5. Ridgely Nat. Bank v. MathenyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1901

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. In Re Dole CompanyDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1965
  2. In re MunfordDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1919
  3. In Re WallaceDistrict Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1926
  4. In re GoodmanDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1936
  5. In re LangDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1904

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