Legal Opinion
Palmer v. Palmer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 23, 1980PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a matrimonial action, the defendant husband appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, entered December 20, 1979, as directed him to pay the sum of $7,500 to plaintiffs attorneys for counsel fees and expenses. Judgment modified, on the facts, by reducing the award of counsel fees and expenses to $5,000. As so modified, judgment affirmed insofar as appealed from, with $50 costs and disbursements payable to the respondent wife. The counsel fees awarded were excessive to the extent indicated herein. We also note that our decision in Ambro…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Childs v. ChildsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Ambro v. AmbroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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