FINN v. CHILDS CO.

No. 147, Docket 21521.

181 F.2d 431 (1950)

FINN et al. v. CHILDS CO.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided April 5, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben A. Matthews, of New York City (Harper & Matthews, Vincent P. Uihlein, and Cornelius D. Crowley, Jr., all of New York City, on the brief), for respondent-appellant.

George Zolotar, Special Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, of New York City (Roger S. Foster, General Counsel, David Ferber, of Washington, D. C., and Lawrence M. Greene, Special Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, of Philadelphia, Pa., Richard V. Bandler, of New York City, and C. Eugene Webb, of Washington, D. C.), for Securities and Exchange Commission.

Joseph Lorenz, of New York City (Lorenz, Finn & Lorenz, of New York City, on the brief), for trustee-appellee John F. X. Finn and appellee Lorenz, Finn & Lorenz.

William P. Palmer, of New York City (Root, Ballantine, Harlan, Bushby & Palmer, L. Robert Driver, Jr., and Adam Yarmolinsky, all of New York City, on the brief), for appellees Everett Frank and William S. Hernon.

Samuel Masia, of New York City (Archibald Palmer, of New York City, appellee pro se), for appellee Archibald Palmer.

Harold P. Seligson, of New York City (Marshall, Bratter, Seligson & Klein, of New York City, on the brief), for appellees Protective Committee for Debentures and Marshall, Bratter, Seligson & Klein.

Hoch Reid, of New York City (Ehrich, Royall, Wheeler & Holland and Ralph Royall, all of New York City, on the brief), for appellee Ehrich, Royall, Wheeler & Holland.

Karelsen, Karelsen & Rubin, of New York City, for appellee Bernard Reis and Co.

Abraham K. Weber, of New York City, appellee pro se.

Holmes, Rogers & Carpenter, of New York City (Charles P. Rogers and Oliver C. Carpenter, both of New York City, of counsel), for appellees Thompson Preferred Stockholders' Committee.

Hetkin, Jervis & Hetkin, of New York City (Alfred H. Hetkin and Herman Jervis, both of New York City, of counsel), appellees pro se.

Levin & Weintraub, of New York City (Benjamin Weintraub, of New York City, of counsel), for appellees New York Credit Men's Association and pro se.

Bergerman & Hourwich and Samuel A. Mehlman, both of New York City (Milton M. Bergerman, of New York City, of counsel), for appellees McMeekan Committee and Bergerman & Hourwich and Samuel A. Mehlman pro se.

Karelsen, Karelsen & Rubin and Paul J. Kern, all of New York City (Morton G. Rosenberg, of New York City, of counsel), for appellees Durrell Preferred Stockholders Committee and Karelsen, Karelsen & Rubin and Paul J. Kern pro se.

Weinstein & Levinson, of New York City (Frank Weinstein and Samuel J. Levinson, both of New York City, of counsel), appellees pro se.

Murphy, Block, Sullivan & Sawyer, of New York City (John Dwight Sullivan, of New York City, of counsel), for appellees

Common Stockholders' Committee and Murphy, Block, Sullivan & Sawyer pro se.

Before CLARK, GOODRICH, and FRANK, Circuit Judges.


CLARK, Circuit Judge.

On petitions of various parties the district court granted final allowances for counsel fees and expenses of $964,439.36 in the proceedings for the reorganization of Childs Company under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act, 11 U.S.C.A. § 501 et seq. Acting upon leave granted by this court, Childs Company, the reorganized debtor, has appealed from awards amounting to $954,350; it asks no review of items...

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