In Re Evenod Perfumer, Inc.

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

Evenod Perfumer, Ine., was adjudged a bankrupt in an involuntary proceeding and a trustee appointed. The appellant, as the bankrupt’s attorney, contested unsuccessfully the petition for an adjudication. He moved before the referee for an allowance under section 64b (3) of the Bankruptcy Act as amended, 11 US'CA § 104 (b) (3). The statute, by the 1926 amendment, provides:

«* * * One reasonable attorney’s fee, for the professional services actually rendered, irrespective of the number of attorneys employed, to the petitioning creditors in involuntary cases while performing…