Petrus v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
— Order unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordancfe with the following memorandum: Emma Smith died in 1979 leaving a will naming her son, defendant Donald Smith, as executor and sole beneficiary. Smith renounced his appointment in favor of his maternal uncle, plaintiff Joseph Petrus. When Petrus claimed executor commissions in excess of those allowed by law, Smith hired defendant Victor Chambers, an attorney, to bring an accounting proceeding. A hearing was conducted and' thereafter, outside the courthouse, Chambers called Petrus a liar and a thief in the…
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