Weckstein v. Breitbart

— Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Francis Pécora, J.), entered August 12, 1988, which, inter alia, awarded the receiver, John J. Bower, interim receiver’s fees in the amount of $7,669,614, unanimously modified, on the law and the facts, to reduce the fee to $5 million, plus disbursements, and otherwise affirmed, without costs.

This appeal concerns the statutory commission fees awarded to the court-appointed receiver of the defendant partnerships pursuant to CPLR 8004 (a). Upon a prior remand of this matter to the trial court for further proceedings in light of the sparse record…