Legal Opinion
In Estate of Straszynski
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 7, 2008No. SD 28594PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JEFFREY W. BATES, Judge.
Connie Clark (Clark) was the attorney for the Estate of Stanley Straszynski (the Estate). The court approved Clark’s first petition for legal fees, in the amount of $1,544.75, for services provided between April and October 1997. Thereafter, Clark was paid $16,881.59 from estate funds without court approval by personal representative Cathy Bailey. These payments to Clark were included in a proposed final settlement. In March 2007, Clark filed a petition seeking court approval of the prior fee payments and an additional $1,860.50 in attorney’s fees.
On June 15, 2007, the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- In Re the Estate of BurgMissouri Court of Appeals · 2001
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