Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Dugan
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided May 19, 1933PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wingate, S.
Under ordinary circumstances, it would be difficult to conceive of a proceeding possessing less inherent interest or partaking more of the nature of ordinary routine than one brought under section 231-a of the Surrogate’s Court Act for the determination of the fees of an attorney. Certain features of the application at bar, however, exalt it into the sphere of the legally interesting.
The present testatrix died in October, 1930. Her sole next of kin were a nephew, James F. Dugan, a grandnephew, Frank L. *778Dugan, and three grandnieces, Margaret V., Anna A. and Mary E. Dugan, the four…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Harriss v. TamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Walsh v. . Hartford Fire Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- In Re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of ReganNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- Ward v. . CraigNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Ward v. OrsiniNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In re the Estate of WoolfsonNew York Surrogate's Court · 1936
- In re the Estate of LevineNew York Surrogate's Court · 1935
- In re the Estate of LessigNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
- In re the Estate of GellerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1938
- In re the Accounting of MillerNew York Surrogate's Court · 1946
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