Legal Opinion
In Re Susan Hagen, A/K/A S.D. Hagen, A/K/A Susan Dianne Hagen, Debtor. Charles W. Grant, Trustee v. Mark Jay Kaufman, P.A.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 29, 1991No. 90-3239PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYER, Senior Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves the recovery by a bankruptcy trustee of $7,500 paid to appellant 47 days before the filing of the debt- or’s bankruptcy petition. Appellant is an attorney who represented the debtor prior to bankruptcy in a personal injury action and was paid in accordance with a contingent fee contract. The appellee is the bankruptcy trustee who filed the action to avoid the alleged preference under 11 U.S.C. § 547, and prevailed in the bankruptcy court and on appeal to the district court. The attorney appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Deel Rent-A-Car, Inc. v. Howard A. Levine and Herbert FreehlingCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Walker v. WilkinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1924
- In the Matter of Pacific Far East Line, Inc., Debtor. Joseph M. Alioto v. Official Creditor CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- In the Matter of Richard C. Browy, Bankrupts. James S. Brannon, as Trustee in Bankruptcy v. Stephen D. Gay, AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Randall v. ArcherSupreme Court of Florida · 1854
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3Cited by21 opinions
- In the Matter of Merchants Grain, Incorporated, by and Through Receiver, Edmund M. Mahern, Debtor. Appeal of Edmund M. Mahern, Trustee for Merchants Grain, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Hendon v. General Motors Acceptance Corp. (In re B & B Utilities, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1997
- In Re BodineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1995
- In re Merchants Grain, Inc. ex rel MahernCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- MacNeal v. Equinamics Corp. (In Re MacNeal)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2008
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