Legal Opinion

In re the Estate of Greatsinger

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

Decided January 3, 1985PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal from that part of an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Chemung County (Monroe, S.), entered October 18, 1983, which granted an allowance for counsel fees.

This matter was previously before us (95 AD2d 123) and we remitted the matter to the Surrogate for determination of counsel fees and disbursements. We held that the proceeding before us had resolved a justifiable doubt as to the testator’s intent and that counsel fees were appropriate. This appeal involves the amount and manner of payment of counsel fees and disbursements.

Appellants contend that the award of $4,900 for counsel fees…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. In re Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. In re the Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
  3. In re the Estate of GreatsingerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. In Re the Estate of GreatsingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1986

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