Legal Opinion

MTR. OF JOSLIN v. Regan

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

Decided July 13, 1978PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Dillon, J.

We are here asked to decide the legality and constitutionality of chapter 33 of the Laws of 1977 which amended SCPA 2402 relating to the amount of fees to be paid in Surrogate’s Court proceedings. The effect of the bill is to establish a single, State-wide fee schedule by increasing those fees previously charged in counties outside the City of New York to the level which has been in effect in counties within the City of New York for several years (see L 1972, ch 733). The fees are payable in advance (SCPA 2401, subd 2) upon the filing of a petition commencing,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Philadelphia Fire Assn. v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  4. In Re the Executors & Legatees of & Under the Last Will & Testament of McPhersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
  5. Jewish Reconstructionist Synagogue of North Shore, Inc. v. Incorporated Village of Roslyn HarborNew York Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by19 opinions

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  3. Butler v. Supreme Judicial CourtSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
  4. New York Telephone Co. v. City of AmsterdamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. Albany Area Builders Ass'n v. Town of GuilderlandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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