Huff v. Bidwell

Citations

• 195 F. 430
• 115 C.C.A. 332
• 1912 U.S. App. LEXIS 1389

Syllabus

<p>Creditors’ Suit (§ 59*)—Solicitor’s Fees—Allowance.</p> <p>Where a judgment lien creditor sues in equity for the benefit of himself and all intervening creditors, and obtains decree for complainant and such creditors, and the defendant’s property condemned and sold to satisfy debts exceeds the amount of debts and interest and costs, the complainant is not entitled to an allowance for his solicitor’s fees out of the surplus otherwise payable to the debtor after full payment of all the debts and costs.</p> <p>[Ed. Note.—For other cases, see Creditors’ Suit, Cent. Dig. §§ 218-221; Dec. Dig. § 59.*]</p> <p>Pardee, Circuit Judge, dissenting.</p>