Legal Opinion

Miner v. Westergren (In re King)

District Court, W.D. Missouri

Decided January 16, 1989No. 87-6106-CV-SJ-8; Bankruptcy No. 85-02011-SJPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

STEVENS, District Judge.

Appellant Westergren, Hauptman, O’Brien, Wolfe & Hadley (hereinafter Westergren) challenges the bankruptcy court’s decision that it should return to the trustee all fees collected for work performed during the debtor’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings because it was never officially appointed as debtor’s law firm pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 327(a) and because the fees charged were wholly unreasonable for the services performed. This court has jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 158(a).

Debtor retained Westergren in March 1985 to represent him in…

2Cases cited11 opinions

In the Matter of Triangle Chemicals, Inc., Debtor. Darryl Fanelli v. Nelson T. Hensley, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
In The Matter Of U.S. Golf CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
In the Matter of Arthur D. And Patricia Newcomb, Debtors. Thomas J. Carlson, Trustee v. Farmers Home AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
J.L. Lavender and Mary Lavender, Individually, and J.L. Lavender D/B/A Lavender Construction Company v. Wood Law FirmCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
Seiler v. First National Bank of Babbitt (In Re Benassi)District Court, D. Minnesota · 1987

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3Cited by6 opinions

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