Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Ziegler
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 23, 1939PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
The considerable and increasing practice of attorneys for individual legatees, distributees and creditors of estates *749of instituting legally unjustified proceedings under section 231-a of the Surrogate’s Court Act in an effort to secure allowances from the-general assets of estates in payment for the services which they have rendered on the personal retainer of their clients imposes an improper burden of expense upon these estates and constitutes an unwarranted encroachment upon the time of the court which might better be devoted to the hearing and determination of other litigation.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- O'Brien v. . JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Matter of LoomisNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- In re the Estate of HirschNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- Shaffer v. BaconAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1898
- Corn Exchange Bank Trust Co. v. Bankers Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1935
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3Cited by13 opinions
- In re the Estate of BellingerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- In re the Accounting of GenoveseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1948
- Societe Generale v. U.S. Bank National Ass'nDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2004
- In re the Accounting of MassNew York Surrogate's Court · 1951
- City National Bank & Trust Co. v. American National BankIndiana Supreme Court · 1940
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