Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Irvin
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided January 13, 1960PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
S. Samuel Di Falco, S.
The petitioner seeks fixation of his compensation for legal services allegedly rendered to the estate, and he requests that such compensation be paid from the general estate. (Surrogate’s Ct. Act, § 231-a.) The petitioner lists two different categories of services: (a) those relating to settlement of the Woodbury objections; and (b) those relating to the claim of J. Gordon Douglas, Sr.
The will of this testator named as executors the widow, a trust company and J. Gordon Douglas, Jr. It was offered for probate by the widow and the trust company. Mr. Douglas was not…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In re the Judicial Settlement of the Estate of LounsberryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
- In re the Estate of SmithNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- In re the Estate of GellerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- In re the Accounting of GravesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1950
- In re the Probate of the Will of IrvinNew York Surrogate's Court · 1958
3Cited by2 opinions
- In re the Estate of KaufmannNew York Surrogate's Court · 1966
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