Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Hutchinson
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided October 18, 1940PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Dodd, J.,
Acting Surrogate. The requested compensation of the attorneys for the accountant is reasonable, and, with the approval of the special guardian, will be allowed.
As the court understands the position of the accountant, it is seeking compensation under its interpretation of section 257 of *176the Surrogate’s Court Act in a sum distinct from and in addition to the commissions which may be payable pursuant to section 285. The accountant has misapprehended the scope and purpose of the recent amendment to section 257 by chapter 490 of the Laws of 1938. This misapprehension might have been…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re the Estate of GreenbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1933
- American Historical Society, Inc. v. GlennNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- In re the Estate of HurleyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1933
- In re the Estate of PrattNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- In re the Estate of CluskeyNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Larkin v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1949
- In re the Estate of SobelNew York Surrogate's Court · 1959
- In re the Final Accounting of GoetzNew York Supreme Court · 1957
- Larkin v. CommissionerUnited States Tax Court · 1949