Legal Opinion
Liberty Cent. Trust Co. v. Gilliland Oil Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 20, 1923No. 434PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, District Judge.
Receivers having been appointed by' this court for Gilliland Oil Company, a Delaware corporation, Morris A. Quilter filed in the cause his proofs of claim for principal, interest, and an additional 10 per centum as attorney’s fee for collection of five promissory notes of the Gilliland Oil Company, each containing the following provision:
“If not paid at maturity, we agree to pay all costs of collection, including reasonable attorney’s fee, if placed in an attorney’s hands for collection.”
The receivers, not questioning the amounts claimed for principal and interest,…
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