Legal Opinion
American Benefit Life Insurance v. Baddock
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1977No. Nos. 75-2260, 75-2644PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
These appeals challenge awards of priority fees made by the bankruptcy judge1 to the attorneys for the trustee and a petitioning creditor from the bankruptcy estate. In No. 75-2644, Robinson, an attorney for the trustee, complains that the bankruptcy judge should have been more generous. In No. 75-2260, American Benefit Life Insurance Company [American Benefit], which owns fifty-five percent of the outstanding stock of the bankrupt, First Colonial Corporation of America [First Colonial], attacks the fees awarded to all of the attorneys on the grounds that they are…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Kerr v. Screen Extras Guild, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Ross v. BernhardSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Trustees v. GreenoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. United States Realty & Improvement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by73 opinions
- In the Matter of First Colonial Corp. Of America, Bankrupt. American Benefit Life Insurance Company, Appellants-Cross-Appellees v. Franz J. Baddock, Trustee, Appellee-Cross-Appellant. In the Matter of First Colonial Corp. Of America, Bankrupt. Bert K. Robinson v. American Benefit Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
- Copper Liquor, Inc., Robert Earl Basham, Jr., or the Estate of Harold Letcher, Deceased, Cross-Appellant v. Adolph Coors Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- George E. Blue, Cross-Appellant v. Bureau of Prisons, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Anderson v. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- In re: Vill. ApothecaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2022
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