Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Luckenbach
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 30, 1965PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
John D. Bennett, S.
The executor has filed his final accounting and one of the legatees has filed various objections. Said legatee has also petitioned for an order directing the executor and his law firms to return legal fees and disbursements amounting to $2,000,000 or to file a bond covering said amount pending the final accounting. The basis of this petition is also set forth in the objections to the account.
The executor and the law firms in question have moved to dismiss the petition on the grounds that: (1) the payments were properly made whether made by the corporation or the estate; (2)…
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- In re Title Guarantee & Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1940
- In re the Estate of IsraelNew York Surrogate's Court · 1941
- In re the Estate of DixNew York Surrogate's Court · 1962
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of BrownNew York Surrogate's Court · 1912
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