In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Regan
New York Surrogate's Court
Application by attorneys to enforce an alleged lien for services on a fund directed to be paid to legatees.
1Opinion of the Court
Varnum, S.
In this matter it appears that a decree was entered in December, 1898, judicially settling the accounts of the executor herein, and under the terms of which the accountant was directed to distribute some $7,000 among five legatees under the will, and also pay to them a bill of costs amounting to nearly $600. Shortly afterwards the parties interested came *332to some settlement, and the decree was satisfied of record. The attorneys for these legatees now make application to set aside the releases and satisfactions made by their clients to the extent of permitting the petitioners to…
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- Coughlin v. . N.Y.C. and H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of ReganNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Bailey v. . MurphyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
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