Legal Opinion
Carter v. Woods
District Court, W.D. Missouri
Decided June 27, 1977No. 75B-291-C (77-4047-CV-C)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ELMO B. HUNTER, District Judge.
The present case comes to this Court as an appeal by the attorney for the trustee in bankruptcy from an order of the Bankruptcy Court allowing the appellant $12,500.00 as attorney’s fees, plus expenses of $161.90.
The facts are these: The bankrupt, appellee herein, filed his voluntary petition in bankruptcy on November 7, 1975. On January 15, 1976, the trustee applied to the Bankruptcy Court for leave to retain Appellant as his attorney for the purpose of causing to be set aside a conveyance of real estate which the trustee suspected of being…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The Official Creditors' Committee of Fox Markets, Inc. v. Walter Ely and Stuart L. KadisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
- Watkins v. SedberrySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- W. J. Davidson & Co. v. FriedmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1906
- Colonial Services Company v. MickelsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Page v. RogersCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1906
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3Cited by17 opinions
- In Re Garland Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1981
- In Re Erewhon, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1982
- In Re WerthUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 1983
- Seiler v. First National Bank of Babbitt (In Re Benassi)District Court, D. Minnesota · 1987
- Blake v. Doyle (In Re Doyle-Lunstra Sales Corp.)District Court, D. South Dakota · 1982
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