Legal Opinion
Solomon Girsh and Robert B. Rottman, D/B/A Girsh and Rottman v. Louis Katchen
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1967No. 9364_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
The question presented is the amount of fees to which the attorneys for a trustee in bankruptcy are entitled. The attorneys, appellants here, requested $22,000. The referee allowed $20,000. On petition for review filed by appellee, a general creditor, the district court reduced the award to $15,000. This appeal followed. 1
Appellants say that the district court erred in entertaining the petition for review because it was brought by a general creditor without any request to the trustee for such action. Behringer v. Lybrand & Morgan, 10 Cir., 270 F.2d 670, and Heiser…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Katchen v. LandySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Pfister v. Northern Illinois Finance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Watkins v. SedberrySupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Potucek v. Cordeleria LourdesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Louis Katchen and Howard M. Katchen v. Hyman D. Landy, Trustee in Bankruptcy, in the Matter of Katchen's Bonus Corner, Inc., BankruptCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re Hardwick & Magee CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- In Re Entertainment IncorporatedDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1974
- In the Matter of James George Stafos, Bankrupt. Robert D. Bell, and Cross-Appellant v. James George Stafos, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
- Citicorp Acceptance Co. v. RUTI-Sweetwater (In Re Sweetwater)District Court, D. Utah · 1985
- Mullendore v. MullendoreCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
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