Legal Opinion
In re Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 1974PublishedCited by 299 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Breitel.
Appellant objectant, in a proceeding to settle an executor’s account, contests the amount of attorney’s fees awarded for services rendered to the estate. Object-ant, the son of decedent and sole beneficiary of his father’s estate, appeals from an Appellate Division order affirming the award, contending that the Surrogate was improperly influenced by the then existing Monroe County Bar Association minimum fee schedule. It is argued forcefully that, although the estate was considerable in value, there were no unusual difficulties and the large fee allowed was therefore…
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