Creditor in debt arrangement case must reimburse state for lawyer fees paid to debtor's counsel upon appeal rejection.

The Supreme Court ruled that a creditor in a debt arrangement proceeding must reimburse the state for legal fees paid to the debtor's counsel when the appeal is rejected. The creditor argued that the state's payment to the lawyer was a necessary procedural step, while the state contended that the creditor bears the ultimate cost of the debtor's legal representation. The court held that since the appeal failed, the state's expenditure was unjustified and must be recovered from the creditor who initiated the arrangement.