Weiss v. Weiss

Opinion

LILLIE, P. J.

Joan Weiss (hereinafter Weiss) appeals from three orders pertaining to the administration of the estate of her deceased aunt, Frances B. Hammer, by Weiss’s estranged husband, Robert Weiss, executor of Frances Hammer’s estate. The two orders specifically challenged by Weiss on appeal are (1) the February 18, 1993, order instructing and authorizing the executor to employ the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy (Milbank, Tweed) on behalf of the estate, and (2) the March 22, 1993, order denying her petition for removal of Robert Weiss as executor.1

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