Legal Opinion

In Re Estate of O'Brien

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided October 26, 1972No. 1 CA-CIV 1951PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JACOBSON, Judge.

This appeal raises the question as to who shall bear the brunt of attorney’s fees incurred in various legal disputes involving the probate and administration of several estates.

In this much litigated probate and .■guardianship proceedings, 1 the courts are apparently hearing the last dying gasps of -this extended controversy.

Caroline Brandt O’Brien died in February, 1964, being survived by two natural ■children, Joseph T. O’Brien and appellant Suzanne Bates, and two minor adopted •children, Robert George O’Brien and Thomas Henry O’Brien. The first and ^primary dispute centered…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. State Board of Technical Registration v. McDanielArizona Supreme Court · 1958
  2. Colvin v. Superior Equipment CompanyArizona Supreme Court · 1964
  3. In Re Wilmott's EstateSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  4. In Re Balke's EstateArizona Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Re Faling EstateOregon Supreme Court · 1924

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. State v. WiseArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  2. State v. WiseArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Matter of Estate of RohrichNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1993
  4. In re Estate of ZonasOhio Supreme Court · 1989
  5. Sanders v. BoyerCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1980

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