Legal Opinion

O'Callaghan v. O'Brien

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 23, 1905No. 5081PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from an order of the superior court for King county, Bell, J., entered March 12, 1903, refusing to vacate an order allowing $1,500 as fees to an administrator’s attorney, after a hearing on the merits.

1Per curiam

This appeal is from an order denying a motion to vacate an order allowing $1,500 to J. J. McCafferty, who claims to be an attorney for the estate of John Sullivan, deceased. The allowance was made direct to the attorney upon his application, without notice to any one interested in the estate, except, possibly, an oral notice to the administrator to the effect that the attorney intended to ash the court that he be paid something on account for his services. The administrator filed a motion to vacate this order, Because made without notice to any one. Notice of this motion was given to all…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Corcoran v. BellWashington Supreme Court · 1904

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Bronson, Jones & Bronson v. PeabodyWashington Supreme Court · 1932

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