In re the Estate of Abruzzo

Wingate, S.

The sole question here presented is as to whether, under existing rules of law, this court can assure the payment of a reasonable sum for attorneys’ fees for services performed in connection with an estate in this court, or whether the counsel who have rendered these services must be remitted to a suit at law in Italy to recover them.

This court has had recent occasion to indicate its attitude respecting its right and obligations in enforcing upon attorneys practicing before it the highest degree of fair dealing in their relations to their clients. (Matter of Anderson, 136 Misc.…