Walters v. Western & A. R.
U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Tbis was a petition filed by Julius L. Brown, in tbe case of W. T. Walters and others against the Western & Atlantic Railroad Company, to recover his compensation as counsel for the receivers of the defendant company. Heard on exceptions by the petitioner to the report of a special master.
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, District Judge.
This is an application by Julius L. Brown, Esq.; .for compensation as counsel for complainants in the above-stated case, and also as counsel for the receivers appointed therein. The matter was referred to Mr. John T. Pendleton as *707special master, and he lias reported for Mr. Brown an allowance of §10,000 as complainants’ solicitor, and an additional amount of §10,000 as counsel for the receivers; the latter subject to a reduction of §2,500 on account of retainers received from the company whose assets are being administered, prior to the appointment of the receivers. To…
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