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BECKER v. STEWART

No. 25838.

402 F.2d 500 (1968)

Ralph E. BECKER, Special Attorney for the Trustee in Bankruptcy, Appellant, v. Ernest L. STEWART, Trustee in Bankruptcy for Indian Lake Estates, Inc., Bankrupt, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

October 31, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph E. Becker, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Don M. Stichter, Tampa, Fla., for appellee.

Before WISDOM, GODBOLD and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The appellant, by settlement of a long and hotly contested law suit, recovered for the bankrupt estate the sum of $150,000. There had been a prior settlement with one party for $30,000, of which the Referee in Bankruptcy allowed appellant an attorney's fee of $10,000, or one-third. Mr. Becker petitioned for the allowance of $50,000 additional when the main suit was settled and the $150,000 was paid over. His application was not opposed, but the Referee...

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