ASSISTANT U.S. TRUSTEE v. JOHN GALT, LTD.

Civ. A. No. 3:88-1616, Bankruptcy No. 87-30237.

130 B.R. 464 (1989)

The ASSISTANT UNITED STATES TRUSTEE, Appellant, v. JOHN GALT, LTD., Appellee. In re JOHN GALT, LTD., Debtor.

United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia, at Huntington.

June 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Nesius, Charleston, W. Va., for appellant.

Thomas B. Bennett, Charleston, W. Va., for Bank of Man.

A. David Abrams, for trustee.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

STAKER, District Judge.

The issues presented by this appeal from the decision of the bankruptcy court are: (1) whether a trustee can be employed by the estate under 11 U.S.C.A. § 327 (West 1979 & Supp.1989) as a professional person other than an attorney or an accountant; and (2) whether the bankruptcy court erred by allowing the trustee to hire himself, i.e., his wholly owned corporation, as a professional person for...

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