Legal Opinion
In re O'Hara
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 21, 1909No. 875PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Bankruptcy. On certificate from W. L.' Hill, referee.
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHBALD, District Judge.
Counsel for the bankrupt was allowed a counsel fee of $50 for assisting the bankrupt in preparing and filing his schedules, and now asks a like sum for services in endeavoring to sustain his exemption claim. There was considerable controvers}'- over the exemption, including a hearing before the referee and an appeal to the court; and, although the claim in both instances was disallowed, it may well be that, as between the bankrupt and his attorney, the amount now asked for was fully earned. But the bankruptcy act (Act July 1, 1898, c. 541, 30 Stat. 563 [U. S. Comp.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re BrundinDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1901
- In re CastleberryDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1906
- In re PayneDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1907
- In re WoodardDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1899
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re Hollis Lumber Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- In re BohrmanDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1915
- In re Lane Lumber Co.District Court, D. Idaho · 1913
- In re DornbushDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1933