Legal Opinion

Whittimore v. Whittimore

New York Court of Chancery

Decided September 5, 1837PublishedCited by 4 opinions

This was a suit for the partition of lands. And upon the making of the decree therein,

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor

refused to allow a provision for such compensation to be inserted in the decree; saying, that the court had no jurisdiction or power to authorize the taxation in such a case of any greater amount for counsel fees than the allowance fixed by the legislature in the fee bill, and that the taxing officer could not legally be directed to allow any greater amount on taxation.

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. Nicholson v. . LeavittNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
  2. Lillie v. ShermanNew York Supreme Court · 1870
  3. Dorsheimer v. RorbackNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1873
  4. Nicholson v. LeavittNew York Court of Appeals · 1852