IN RE BUTTS

No. 01-11860-B.

281 B.R. 176 (2002)

In re Christopher A. BUTTS Lori A. Butts, Debtors.

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York.

July 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Chrispell, Jamestown, New York, for debtors.

Thomas A. Dorey, Lakewood, New York, for trustee.


CARL L. BUCKI, Bankruptcy Judge.

In this chapter 7 case, the debtors challenge the reasonableness of the trustee's request for an allowance of commissions. At issue is whether the trustee should receive the maximum commissions on sums disbursed to special counsel for services rendered in prosecuting a personal injury claim, even when the trustee will return a significant portion of the recovery to the debtors.

When Christopher and Lori Butts filed their bankruptcy...

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