Legal Opinion
Crawford v. Tierney
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 1975No. 124 (1974)PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.
Upon the filing of the final account in the estate of Patrick Tierney, the probate judge found the attorney’s fees in the amount of $6,964.75 to be unreasonable, and he reduced the fees to $2,650. The attorney for the estate has appealed, claiming that fees should be allowed in the full amount. We conclude that the fees as submitted in the final account were excessive and that a reduction was proper. However, we conclude that the appropriate fee to be allowed is $4,500.
In this case Attorney Crawford furnished all the legal services from the commencement of the probate proceedings to the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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