Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Taylor
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided June 19, 1940PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Foley, S.
The petitioner, as sole surviving member of a firm of attorneys, instituted this proceeding to have fixed and determined the compensation for legal services rendered to the estate by his firm. The executors have interposed a counterclaim upon a promissory note on which the petitioner was the indorser.
*458The reasonable compensation of the petitioner is fixed in the sum of $1,000. His disbursements are allowed by consent.
The counterclaim of the executors is disallowed. It is based upon a promissory note dated July 15, 1932, which was payable on demand to the order of decedent. It is…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Commercial National Bank v. ZimmermanNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- Cady v. . BradshawNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Goldstein v. Brastone Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- Goldstein v. Brastone Corporation, BrasslerNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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- Perlen v. WishnoffNew York Supreme Court · 1962