Legal Opinion
Davis v. Hibbits (In Re Sullivan's Jewelry, Inc.)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 16, 1998No. BAP 98-6013EMPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DREHER, Bankruptcy Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the bankruptcy court 1 which granted summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff, Leslie A. Davis, 2 Chapter 7 trustee (trustee) for Debt- or, Sullivan Jewelry, Inc. (debtor). At issue is whether Defendant, Roger M. Hibbits (Hibbits), must return to the estate attorneys’ fees paid to him by the debtor for services rendered between the date an involuntary petition for relief was filed against the debtor and the date the order for relief was entered (the involuntary gap period). The material facts are simple, straightforward and undisputed.
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