In re the Estate of Moody

Order appealed from unanimously modified, with costs to the appellant, to the extent of directing a joint hearing in the Supreme Court for the fixation of the reasonable compensation to be awarded to the retiring attorney. It appears that the legal services provided by the retiring attorney for the estate and for the corporations are so coincidental as to render it difficult to ascertain any clear distinction. Moreover, while certain corporate legal services were performed, the corporations were wholly owned by the decedent and their assets are included in the estate. The Supreme Court has…