Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Mergentime
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 15, 1994PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In a proceeding for the judicial settlement of the account of the executor of the estate of Doris Mergentime, Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz, appeals, upon the ground of inadequacy, from so much of a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Westchester County (Emanuelli, S.) dated November 2, 1992, as awarded it legal fees in the amount of $42,500.
Ordered that the decree is affirmed, with one bill of costs payable to the respondents appearing separately and filing separate briefs.
The decedent, Doris Mergentime, died on May 10, 1986, approximately one month after her husband Bernard C.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re the Estate of PottsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- In re the Estate of VerplanckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- In re Von HofeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- In re the estate of UryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- In re the Estate of SmolleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In re the Estate of DiamondAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- In re the Estate of WarholAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- In re the Estate of MergentimeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
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