Legal Opinion

Matter of Paramount Merrick, Inc., Bankrupt. Benjamin Finkel and Samuel L. Nadler, Copartners as Finkel & Nadler, David Strauss & Co., Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 14, 1958No. 139, Docket 24782PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is prosecuted by the attorneys of the receiver of the involuntary bankrupt Paramount Merrick, Inc., and by the auctioneer who liquidated the inventory and fixtures of the bankrupt through public auction. Both attack the adequacy of the compensation recommended by Referee Sherman D. Warner in his report of June 21, 1957 and adopted by Judge Inch, Eastern District of New York, in his final order discharging the bankrupt on July 8, 1957. The attorneys, Finkel and Nadler, object to an award of $500 upon an application for an allowance of $3,500. The auctioneer,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Randolph v. ScruggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  2. In Re ErnstCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1939
  3. Levin v. BarkerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
  4. Brandt v. OttensoserCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
  5. In re ValentineDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1956

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. In Re Jensen-Farley Pictures, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1985
  2. Matter of Hamilton Hardware Co., Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · 1981
  3. In Re Sapolin Paints, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1984
  4. The Official Creditors' Committee of Fox Markets, Inc. v. Walter Ely and Stuart L. KadisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
  5. In the Matter of Mabson Lumber Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968

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