Olson v. State Bank

• Decision Date: 20 May 1898
• Docket Number: Nos. 11,056 - (174).,s. 11,056 - (174).
• Citation: 72 Minn. 320
• Parties: HANS H. OLSON v. STATE BANK and Others.
• Court: Minnesota Supreme Court

72 Minn. 320

HANS H. OLSON v. STATE BANK and Others.

Nos. 11,056 - (174).

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

May 20, 1898.

Appeals by William J. Hahn, as receiver in the above entitled action, and John W. Arctander, as attorney of said receiver, from an order and supplemental order of the district court for Hennepin county, Smith, Simpson and Lancaster, JJ., made respectively on January 3, and January 13, 1898, on the hearing of the receiver's account and report, disallowing in part the claim and account of

said attorney, and more particularly the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, tenth, and eleventh items thereof. Reversed.

Exhibit C, referred to in the opinion, was as follows:

Bill of Attorney of Receiver for Services Rendered.

William J. Hahn,

As Receiver in Case of Hans H. Olson v. The State Bank et al., To Jno. W. Arctander, Attorney, Dr.

                    1896
                1. Mch. 11.  To consultation with Receiver as to Rice
                             payment and how affect judgment ........   $            5.00
                2. Mch. 19.  To consultation with Receiver on Ames
                             protest of payment and course to take as
                             to costs ...............................                5.00
                3.           To examination of satisfaction Ames judgment
                             and consultation on how to draw it
                             so as not to affect other claims .........              5.00
                4. Mch. 21.  To consultation with Receiver with reference
                             to transcripts of judgment to different
                             counties ................................               5.00
                5. Mch. 22 to May 30, and Aug. 5 to Sept. 10. To investigating
                             law and precedents on proceedings
                             against foreign stockholders
                             (over 3 months' time) ...................           1,500.00
                6. Aug. 14.  To consultation with Receiver as to property
                             held by Smith & Pillsbury ...............               5.00
                    1897
                7. Feb. 24.  To investigation of standing of H. M. No-well
                             and making application for compromising
                             judgment against him for $3,500.00                     50.00
                8. Mch. 1 to Apr. 1. To examining law as to whether
                             attachment would lie against a defendant
                             after judgment against other defendants
                             and commencing attachment proceedings
                             and bringing Catherine C. Chadbourn into
                             court, and for bringing about payment
                             by her of the full claim against her
                             ($8,000.00) .............................           1,000.00
                9. May 15.   To paid Logan Breckenridge for investigating
                             property of defendant Catherine
                             C. Chadbourn in Olmsted Co., and for
                             services with reference to attachment of
                             same ....................................              75.00
                10. May.     To examination on proposal of release of
                             judgment against three properties of defendant
                

                          Tharalson, mortgaged for a consideration
                          of $150.00, and three consultations
                          with Receiver on same ...................                 25.00
                11. June, July and Aug. To repeated efforts to secure
                          payment from C. A. Smith, involving several
                          interviews with Receiver, Smith and
                          Paine's attorneys (whereby over $1,400.00
                          obtained for Receiver) ..................                 25.00
                12. Sept. 10-96 to July 15-97. To examination of records
                          of Register of Deeds in 30 counties
                          for property of different defendants, especially
                          Chadbourn's ............................                 300.00
                13. Mch. 19-96 to Aug. 17-97. To drawing and executing
                          ten (10) satisfactions of judgment.                       50.00
                14. Aug. 25-97. To paid Green & Wilson for examination
                          of records of Hennepin Co., and furnishing
                          abstracts of Chadbourn's transfers 
                          .....................................                     50.00
                15. Oct. 26, 27. To trip to Chicago, consultation with
                          attorneys there and negotiations with H
                          S. Durand, and bringing about settlement
                          of his stock liability. (Expenses included.)
                          ......................................                   250.00
                16. Nov. 3.   To application to court and order for
                             leave to settle Durand claim for $1,000 ....           25.00
                17. Nov. 23.  To drawing release for Durand..............           10.00
                                                                               ___________
                                                                                $3,385.00
                

Jno. W. Arctander, for appellants.

Brooks & Hendrix, by leave of court, submitted a brief in behalf of Frank C. Brooks, who was appointed receiver upon the resignation of appellant receiver after the appeals were perfected.

COLLINS, J.

Appeals taken from orders, original and supplemental, made by the district court when passing upon a partial report and account of a receiver of a banking corporation, which report and account included an attorney's claim for legal services rendered and for disbursements made, a part of said claim being rejected and disallowed.

The claim in question was itemized, quite in detail, each item being numbered, and is known in the paper book as "Exhibit C." The items numbered from 1 to 7, inclusive, and items 10 and 11, were wholly disallowed, for reasons hereinafter stated. Items 8, 9, 12, 14 and 15, aggregating the sum of $1,675, were allowed in full, while on account of items 13, 16, and 17, $25 was allowed; thus making a total allowance of $1,700. Several of the rejected items were charges for advice to the...