In the Matter of Brooks & Woodington, Inc., Bankrupt. Appeal of Carncross, Schroeder, Stein, Williams, Young & Company, and David M. Johnson, c.p.a.'s

PELL, Circuit Judge.

These are consolidated appeals arising from bankruptcy proceedings and essentially involve the matter of the correctness of the disallowance of fees claimed by accountants and rendered for the trustee in bankruptcy for Brooks & Woodington, Inc.

The bankruptcy proceedings were initiated in 1965, first under Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act but shortly thereafter becoming a regular bankruptcy administration case. William T. Rieser was appointed as trustee and thereupon petitioned the referee for authority to hire an accountant and “to secure a certified audit, internal and…