Legal Opinion

Carver Estate

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Adams County

Decided December 6, 1977No. OC-43-77Published

1Opinion of the Court

MacPHAIL, P.J.,

OPINION SUR PETITION

In this case, petitioner as guardian of the estate of an incompetent has requested that we enter an appropriate order with respect to a bill for counsel fees submitted to it by counsel allegedly employed by the incompetent. That counsel has also submitted a petition requesting that we direct the guardian to pay reasonable counsel fees, costs and expenses for a divorce action to be instituted on the incompetent’s behalf. We directed that an evidentiary hearing be held. Following the hearing, we had the benefit of a brief from counsel for the guardian *745which…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Boddie v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Arnold's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  4. Hickey v. HickeySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
  5. Lancaster County National Bank v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1875

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