Legal Opinion
In re Sage
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided July 17, 1915No. 1262PublishedCited by 3 opinions
In Bankruptcy. In the matter of David H. Sage, bankrupt. Claim for attorney’s fees allowed in part.
1Opinion of the Court
WADF, District Judge.
Attorneys, Joseph S. Tall and John P. Hornish, filed a claim as attorneys for petitioning creditors in the sum of $2,500. Oral testimony was taken. Mr. Tall testified that he put in four or five days in making trips to Keokuk and consulting with various creditors, and attorneys representing creditors, with a view of instituting bankruptcy proceedings. Mr. Hornish testified that he put in 18 to 20 hours during a. period, extending over about a week. Mr. Tall represented three creditors whose total claims amounted to’$275.07. Hornish represented a creditor having a claim…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re J. W. Harrison Mercantile Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1899
- In re Goldville Mfg. Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1903
- In re CarrDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1902
- In re YoungDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1906
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Castle Cotton Mills Co. v. GardnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Guterman v. C. D. Parker & Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1936