Legal Opinion

Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. v. Sultan Corp. (In Re Sultan Corp.)

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit

Decided November 30, 1987No. BAP No. NV-87-1641, Bankruptcy No. S-81-1576PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. (Chase) appeals from an order denying its motion to amend the order that awarded fees and expenses to Sultan Corporation’s (debtor) counsel as administrative costs.

Chase’s appeal was timely filed.

ISSUE

Whether attorney’s fees for postconfir-mation legal services performed for the debtor’s estate are compensable as administrative expenses under Bankruptcy Code section 503(b)(2).

FACTS

The debtor, Sultan Corporation, filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 on December 30, 1981. Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. (Chase) prepared and introduced an amended liquidating…

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