Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of West
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided February 11, 1931PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Evans, S.
This is a proceeding for a judicial settlement and the trial of two rejected claims filed by the same claimant.
*517One claim is for legal services rendered for the decedent and the other is for legal services performed for the administratrix of his estate. There is no substantial dispute concerning the actual rendition of the services.
For convenience the first mentioned claim will be designated No. 1 and the other No. 2.
The services in No. 1 consisted in part of an examination of public records in the office of the county clerk, preparing the usual petition and schedule of assets and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Mygatt v. . WilcoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Blackwell v. . FinlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
- In re the Final Judicial Settlement of the Account of Proceedings of SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1906
3Cited by1 opinion
- In the Arbitration between Kennedy, & Dominick International Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976