Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Garfield
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 4, 1964PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBergan, J.
Decedent died May 21, 1952 leaving a widow and two young children. Letters testamentary were issued by the Surrogate of New York County to the widow July 2, 1953. The net value of the estate was $192,000. Shortly after the issuance of letters, the petitioners, a firm of lawyers, filed a claim for $50,445.15, a quarter of the net estate, for “ fees including disbursements, for legal professional services ” claimed to have been rendered testator during his lifetime. The testatrix rejected the claim and, almost six years later, claimants on June 30, 1959 filed a petition with the Surrogate for a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Di Menna v. . Cooper Evans Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Wheelock v. . LeeNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Barnes v. . PerineNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
- Wakeman v. . WilburNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Hudson v. . CarylNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- In re the Estate of SacklerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Seminole Realty Co. v. GreenbaumAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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