equitable benefit doctrine

equitable-benefit doctrine. Bankruptcy. The principle that allows a bankruptcy court to grant preferred status to claims for service rendered by persons other than bankruptcy officers, to the extent that the service benefited the estate, when the person filing the claim acted primarily for the benefit of the estate as a whole. [Cases: Bankruptcy 2965. C.J.S. Bankruptcy § 255.]

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