Legal Opinion

In re Lirakis

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 24, 1985Published

1Opinion of the Court

In a proceeding by petitioners, who are discretionary beneficiaries of a trust indenture, to, inter alia, (1) remove respondent Murray as a trustee of said trust indenture and (2) surcharge Murray for trustee’s commissions received by him, Gerald Goldfeder, as cocounsel for petitioners, appeals, on the ground of inadequacy, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Benson, J.), dated March 17, 1984, as granted a total of only $5,000 in counsel fees to Goldfeder and corporate cocounsel, to be charged to the principal of the trust.

Order affirmed insofar as appealed from,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In re the Estate of BellingerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  2. In re Male Infant B.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  3. In re the Estate of La GroveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
  4. In re the Accounting of UtterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
  5. In re the Probate of the Will of BacharachAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1961

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