General
MATTER OF WEINHAUS
5 Abb. N. Cas. 355·New York Court of Common Pleas·1878·NY
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Opinion
MATTER OF WEINHAUS.
N. Y. Common Pleas;
Special Term, December, 1878.
General Assignment for the Benefit of Creditors. — Accounting by Assignee. — Confirmation of Report of Referee. — Attorneys.—Extra Allowance.
The report of a referee appointed on a final accounting of an assignee for the benefit of creditors, may be confirmed on consent of the creditors.
Ho extra allowance will be granted to the counsel or attorneys of the assignee, on such a proceeding.
Motion for confirmation of report of referee.
This was a motion by Richard Field, assignee for the benefit of creditors of Charles H. Weinhaus, for the confirmation of the report of a referee, duly appointed, on his final accounting, and also for an extra allowance to the counsel and attorneys for the assignee.
The creditors consented to the allowance of the account.
Kling & Huerstel, for assignee.
See the preceding case.
[MAJORITY — Vah Hoesen, J.]
Vah Hoesen, J.
For the reason that the creditors consent to the allowance of this account, it will' be passed, and the assignee be discharged. There can be no allowance to counsel or attorneys in a proceeding like this.