In re of Simmons
New York Supreme Court
Motion to fix the allowances for counsel fees to be made in a proceeding to acquire property for a water supply for the city of Hew York.
1Opinion of the CourtTompkins, J.
This motion involves, among other things, the question whether the court has power to award to the claimants more than $2,000 each, for counsel fees, where the awards exceed $40,000 each.
Section 32 of chapter 724 of the Laws of 1906, under which this proceeding was brought, provides as follows: “ The fees of the commissioners and the salaries and compensation of their employees, and their necessary traveling expenses, and all other necessary expenses, in and about the special proceedings provided by this act to be had for acquiring title or extinguishing claims for damages to real estate, and…
2Cited by3 opinions
- Brainerd v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1911
- In re GillespieNew York Supreme Court · 1940
- In re SimmonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912