Calvin B. Wells v. Gene Wilkinson, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Hudson's, Inc., Bankrupt

This appeal is by a receiver in bankruptcy dissatisfied with his fee. The case arose in a Chapter XI arrangement proceeding. The Referee appointed Wells receiver when the debtor filed a voluntary petition for arrangement. The order provided that the debtor was to continue to operate its business. When the Referee approved the debtor’s proposed arrangement, he again appointed Wells receiver and also undertook to appoint him as trustee. No trustee is, as a rule, appointed in a Chapter XI proceeding unless there is a prior pending bankruptcy proceeding. 11 U.S.C. § 732.

Wells claims the maximum…