Legal Opinion
Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co. v. Southeast Arkansas Levee Dist.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1939No. 11396PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN VALKENBURGH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas allowing appellants the sum of $1,000 to cover the fees of their attorneys for services rendered in receivership and bankruptcy proceedings through a period commencing July 21, 1937, and continuing approximately for a year and a quarter thereafter. Appellants contend that this allowance granted is unreasonably inadequate compensation for the services rendered.
A sufficient understanding of the question presented requires a somewhat complete recital of the litigation…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Holland v. ChallenSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Ruhlin v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Dodge v. TulleysSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by16 opinions
- United States v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Loctite Corporation v. Fel-Pro, Inc. And Felt Products Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Bradley v. School BoardDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971
- Tmt Trailer Ferry, Inc. v. KirklandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Dumas v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1946
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