In re the Assignment of Johnson
New York Court of Common Pleas
Application to confirm the report of a referee upon an accounting by an assignee under a general assignment for the benefit of creditors. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Charles P. Daly, Chief Justice.
The estate, on the final accounting, amounts to $4,050,94, and the attorney employed by the assignee asks to be allowed out of the estate $500 for his services. The referee’s bill is $125. Objection is made by the assignee both to the allowance asked by the attorney and to the referee’s bill.
As to the referee’s bill, being objected to, it will have to be taxed by the clerk in the ordinary way, on the proper proofs.
The attorney claims that he is entitled to $150 for legal services in defending three actions of replevin, one of which was tried in a district…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Levy's AccountingNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1876
3Cited by12 opinions
- In re the Accounting of GinsburgNew York Supreme Court · 1899
- In re the Assignment of WolffNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1886
- In re the judicial settlement of the account of CollyerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1889
- In re the Accounting of FriendNew York Supreme Court · 1898
- In re the Final Accounting of BowlbyNew York Supreme Court · 1901
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