Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Petote
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 10, 2011No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1371Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Monroe County (Edmund A. Calvaruso, S.), entered January 7, 2009. The order, among other things, denied the petition to grant letters of administration to petitioner.
It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from is unanimously modified on the law by vacating the fees awarded to the Public Administrator and the attorney’s fees awarded to the attorney for respondent and as modified the order is affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Petitioner commenced this proceeding seeking to be appointed administrator of the estate of her sister (decedent).…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Van Voorhis v. . BrintnallNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Godfrey v. SpanoNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
- Fisher v. FisherNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Lewis v. New York State DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Claim of Esmond v. Thomas Lyons Bar & GrillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1966
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3Cited by2 opinions
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