London v. O'DOUGHERTY

The question raised by this motion is whether one must secure the leave of this court to appeal from an order awarding him too small an attorney’s allowance in a reorganization under the Bankruptcy Act. Section 24a, 11 U.S.C.A. § 47(a), requires leave only in case the order “involves less than $500”, and if it governs this appeal, no leave was therefore necessary, for the appellant asked more than $500. However, appeals from allowances are directly governed by § 250, 11 U.S.C.A. § 650, which provides that “appeals may be taken in matters of law or fact” from such orders, “and may, in the…