Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Aitken
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided March 14, 1994PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Renee R. Roth, S.
Incident to their final account, the executors of the estate of Annie Laurie Aitken ask the court to reconsider long-standing *588principles regarding the compensation and disbursements of attorneys.
Specifically, the attorneys for the fiduciaries contend that certain of their expenses, most significantly photocopying and word processing charges, should be reimbursed from the estate as reasonable disbursements. Historically, New York courts have disallowed similar disbursements as office overhead (see, Matter of Bloomingdale, 172 Misc 218). The attorneys…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In re the Estate of PottsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- In re the Estate of SnellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1962
- In re the Estate of BloomingdaleNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
- In re the Estate of KentanaNew York Surrogate's Court · 1939
3Cited by7 opinions
- In re the Estate of GrahamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- In re KennyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2004
- In re LaffertyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
- Perez v. RodinoNew York Supreme Court · 2000
- In re the Estate of SykesNew York Surrogate's Court · 1994
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