Legal Opinion
Infant X. v. Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 1, 1993No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order and judgment unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: The court had authority to appoint a guardian ad litem pursuant to CPLR 1202 and the guardian was entitled to be paid reasonable compensation for her services (CPLR 1204). A court is permitted to apply its experience and knowledge in fixing legal fees (Matter of Sebring, 238 App Div 281, 290). Upon considering all of the factors to be applied in determining a reasonable compensation (see, Matter of Stark, 174 AD2d 746, 747) and taking into consideration that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re SebringAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- In Matter of Estate of TrotalliWisconsin Supreme Court · 1985
- In re the Accounting of BecanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
- In re StarkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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