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· 9/14/1981

Matter of Seatrain Lines, Inc.

Citations

  • 13 B.R. 980
  • 4 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1558
  • 1981 Bankr. LEXIS 2976
  • 8 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 192

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding that maritime engineers hired by the debtor were not \professional persons\ because they did not play a central role in the administration of the bankruptcy case and the need for their employment did not arise from the bankruptcy itself
  • “persons in occupations ordinarily considered professions are not necessarily professionals whose retention by the estate requires court approval”
  • CEO of the company is a professional.

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Judges: Edward J. Ryan

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