Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Bradley
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 28, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
C. Raymond Radigan, J.
This proceeding by an administratrix to fix the fee of her former attorney raises serious questions of overreaching by the attorney who obtained a fee of $8,500 following the execution of a retainer for a simple and uncomplicated estate.
The gross taxable estate is $144,567.28, of which everything except $500 to $750 is nontestamentary assets to which the administratrix as the surviving spouse succeeded. The small sum of testamentary assets is comprised totally of miscellaneous jewelry. Notwithstanding there was an absence of testamentary assets (other…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- In re the Estate of PottsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- In Re the Transfer Tax Upon the Estate of KlatzlNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- In re the Estate of SchanzerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1959
- In re Estate of SchanzerNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Pitulla v. NovoselskyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
- In re the Estate of KrulishAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- In re the Estate of WarholNew York Surrogate's Court · 1995
- In re the Estate of SchmidtNew York Surrogate's Court · 1986
- In re the Estate of SuleimanNew York Surrogate's Court · 1985