Legal Opinion
In re Central Trust Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 16, 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order and decree affirmed without costs. Memorandum: The Surrogate correctly determined that certain legal services provided by the law firm of Chamberlain, D’Amanda, Oppenheimer & Greenfield (Chamberlain) benefit-ted the estate and reached a reasonable conclusion on the amount due Chamberlain for those services. The Surrogate is authorized to fix and determine such fees "[a]t any time during the administration of an estate and irrespective of the pendency of a particular proceeding” (SCPA 2110 [1]). The Surrogate has wide discretion in fixing attorney’s fees and the record reveals that the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- In re Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- In re the Estate of PottsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- Telaro v. TelaroNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- In re the Estate of PiccioneNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Bolm v. Triumph Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
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