In re the Estate of Rees
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding to judicially settle the account of the estate of Imogene V. Rees, the attorney-coexecutor of the estate appeals from so much of a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County (Laurino, S.), dated December 2, 1986, as fixed his legal fee at $2,500.
Ordered that the decree is reversed insofar as appealed from, with costs payable by the estate, and the matter is remitted to the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, for further proceedings in accordance herewith.
We are unable to determine from the decision herein precisely which of the services performed by the appellant the court…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- In re Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- In re the Estate of BergerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
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