Legal Opinion
Estate of Gilkison
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 11, 1998No. B115097PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
YEGAN, J.
C. Russell King, an attorney, purports to appeal from the 1997 order approving the final distribution of the assets in the estate of George Raymond Gilkison. However, he raises no issues relating to the final distribution. Instead, he contends that the trial court abused its discretion in 1994 by denying his request for $4,078.51 in extraordinary fees. Given the facts and circumstances as well as time-honored rules, his contention is not only without merit, it is frivolous. We affirm and impose sanctions.
Facts and Proceedings
In April of 1991, George Raymond Gilkison died…
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