In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of Fraser
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Harry Allen from part of an order of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Hew York, entered in the office of said Surrogate’s Court on the 6th day of December, 1913, confirming the report of a referee.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
The appellant Harry Allen appeals from so much of a decree of the Surrogate’s Court as refuses to allow his claim to be reimbursed out of the estate for legal expenses rendered to him as executor of the last will and testament of John 0. Latham, deceased. Ho question is made by the respondent as to the reasonableness of the amount claimed, the sole question being whether or not appellant is entitled to be reimbursed.
The services claimed fall under two heads, to wit, those rendered to the appellant as one of the proponents of the will, and those rendered in resisting objections to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re Proving the Last Will & Testament of LathamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
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