Legal Opinion

In Re Peninsula Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan

Decided February 23, 1981No. 18-05330PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAVID E. NIMS, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

The trustee in this estate, Nathan E. Noteware, requests an order requiring Wallace H. Tuttle, Esq., attorney for the debt- or, Peninsula Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc., to turn over $3,250.00.

On October 19, 1976, a “retainer agreement” was entered into between Peninsula and Tuttle under which Tuttle would per form legal services from time to time, as requested, at a stipulated hourly rate. Also, under this agreement, a retainer fee of $500.00 was paid and an attorney’s lien was imposed “upon assets received or held on behalf of client, in trust or…

2Cases cited25 opinions

Meyer v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
In Re PaschalSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
McPherson v. CoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
Schmidt v. Esquire, Inc. Schmidt v. Reader's Digest Ass'n, Inc. Schmidt v. Crowell-Collier Pub. CoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. LoganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937

20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by18 opinions

In Re Craig Oil Company, Debtor. Marathon Oil Company v. William M. Flatau, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
Barash v. Public Finance Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
In the Matter of Trim-X, Inc., Debtor. Appeal of Maurice Levine, Trustee in BankruptcyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
16 Collier bankr.cas.2d 702, Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,754 in Re K.C. MacHine & Tool Company, Debtor, June E. Morgan, Trustee the Detroit Edison Company Dery & Dery, P.C. Hill, Lewis, Adams, Goodrich & Tait v. K.C. MacHine & Tool Company, City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
Ario v. Ingram Micro, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.