Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Jakobson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 7, 2003PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In three proceedings to settle final accounts of the Fleet Trust Company as cotrustee of the lifetime trusts of Ruth Jakobson and Irving D. Jakobson and as executor of the estate of Ruth Jakobson, the objectant, sole beneficiary, and distributee, Peder Jakobson, appeals from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County (Riordan, S.), dated January 15, 2002, which awarded the cotrustee and executor’s law firm $168,559.20 as an attorney’s fee and $5,476.04 in disbursements.
Ordered that the decree is affirmed, with costs payable by the appellant personally.
The Surrogate has broad discretion…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- In re the Estate of PottsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- In re the Estate of VerplanckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- In re the Estate of BobeckAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re the Estate of McCannAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- In re the Estate of VitoleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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