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FIRST MERCHANTS ACCEPTANCE v. J.C. BRADFORD & CO.

No. 98-5377.

198 F.3d 394 (1999)

In re FIRST MERCHANTS ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION, Debtor v. J.C. BRADFORD & CO., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: December 14, 1999.

As Amended December 16, 1999 and January 20, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence R. Ahern, III (Argued), Linda W. Knight (on the brief), Gullett, Sanford, Robinson & Martin, PLLC, Nashville, TN, for Appellant.

Laura Davis Jones, James P. Hughes, Jr., Brendan L. Shannon (Argued), Christian Douglas Wright Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, DE, for In re First Merchants Acceptance Corp.

P. Matthew Sutco (Argued), Martha L. Davis, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Patricia A. Staiano, John D. McLaughlin, Jr., Frederic J. Baker, Daniel K. Astin, United States Department of Justice, Philadelphia, PA, for United States Trustee.

Before: SLOVITER, NYGAARD and McKEE, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises a statutory interpretation question of first impression in this court and, as far as can be ascertained, in any of the courts of appeals. At issue is whether the 1994 amendment to § 503 of the Bankruptcy Code which added the authorization for reimbursement of expenses to a member of a creditors committee thereby also authorized reimbursement of attorney's fees incurred by such a member...

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