Lowder v. All Star Mills, Inc.

BECTON, Judge.

This appeal is from (1) an order approving payment of $244,197.97 in fees and expenses to attorneys, accountants and receivers and (2) a judgment awarding $300,308.93 in attorneys’ fees under N.C. Gen. Stat. Sec. 55-55(d) (1982) all incurred in connection with a court-ordered receivership.

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This is the fourth time in six years this case has been through the appellate process; the procedural history and factual background of this matter are documented in several reported decisions. See Lowder v. All Star Mills, Inc., 75 N.C. App. 233, 330 S.E. 2d 649, disc. rev. denied, 314 N.C.…