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· 6/19/1922

Cochran v. Public Service Electric Co.

Citations

  • 97 N.J.L. 480
  • 117 A. 620
  • 1922 N.J. LEXIS 217

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • ruling that courts should not reduce commission awarded to a Chapter 7 trustee based on the perception that statutory commission was disproportionate compensation
  • holding chapter 7 3 trustees are entitled to statutory commission in “nearly every 4 case” and rejecting any consideration of disproportionateness of 5 compensation
  • holding chapter 7 3 trustees are entitled to statutory commission in “nearly every 4 case” and rejecting any consideration of disproportionateness of 5 compensation
  • finding that a bankruptcy court should not “grad[e] the trustee’s performance”
  • finding that a bankruptcy court should not “grad[e] the trustee’s performance”
  • “Generally, Chapter 7 trustees are private parties, not employees of the federal government, and are appointed to serve on specific Chapter 7 cases by the United States Trustee.”

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Judges: Swayze

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