Kimm v. Brecke

The appellants are three of the general creditors of the Calhoun Beach Club Holding Co., Inc., a bankrupt. The order appealed from is one confirming an allowance of attorneys’ fees made by the referee in bankruptcy. The appellees are attorneys who represented a former trustee of the bankrupt. This trustee died during the administration of the estate. The appellees did not represent his successor. They petitioned the referee in bankrutpcy for the allowance of $2,000 for services rendered by them to the former trustee. The appellants opposed the petition on the ground that a precautionary…