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In re the Estate of Graham

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 10, 1997PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpain, J.

Cross appeals from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Otsego County (Nydam, S.), entered May 2, 1995, which, inter alia, granted an application by petitioner’s counsel to set counsel fees.

In March 1992 Elizabeth M. Graham (hereinafter decedent) died leaving a will wherein her friend (petitioner) and a cousin (respondent Michael R. Burke) were named coexecutors. The will indicated that Burke and petitioner were to serve without bond and were to split a single executor’s commission. The will provided numerous specific bequests which are not at issue in *683this appeal. Petitioner, Burke and…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Hallock v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. In re Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
  3. In re the Estate of PottsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
  4. Weiss v. ManfrediNew York Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. In Re Estate of PottsNew York Court of Appeals · 1925

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of RockefellerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
  2. In re the Estate of DriscollAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  3. In re GuatteryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. Tverskoy v. RamaswamiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  5. In re KennyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004

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