Legal Opinion
In re Conservatorship of Morrison
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1990PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Lewis R. Friedman, J.
Petitioner seeks to have this court set the amount of legal fees she may obtain from the estate of Dana Morrison. Pursuant to article 77 of the Mental Hygiene Law, petitioner sought *658the appointment of a conservator for her niece Ms. Dana Morrison. The application was granted, after a hearing; however, Ms. Morrison died before entry of the order. The issue, which has not been decided in the reported cases, is whether this court, as opposed to Surrogate’s Court, has the power under Mental Hygiene Law § 77.07 (d) to set a legal fee for a petitioner where…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Claim of Raymond v. Estate of DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
- In re the Estate of PiccioneNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Carter v. . BeckwithNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Finch v. GoldsteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Hughes v. . JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
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3Cited by2 opinions
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