In re Rabell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Rebecca A. D. Wendel Swope and another, individually and as administratrices, from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of the county of Westchester, entered in the office of the clerk of said Surrogate’s Court on the 16th day of June, 1916, granting the petition of the respondent.
1Opinion of the Court
Thomas, J.:
The appellants, two of the next of kin of the decedent, were, without opposition and at least by parity of right, appointed administratrices of the estate. Mr. Rabell, the respondent, who during the intestate’s life had professional relations to her" affairs, was retained by such persons to act as lawyer, and he did so, not only in procuring the letters, but also generally as to some matters pertaining to administration, among other things in adjusting the transfer tax. He presented a bill deemed by the representatives so considerable that they refused to pay it, whereupon he…
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