Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Goldstein
New York Surrogate's Court
Decided November 10, 1986PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Louis D. Laurino, S.
In this SCPA 2110 proceeding petitioner, the discharged law *58firm, seeks a judicial determination of its fees for services rendered to the executors in connection with the decedent’s estate.
A hearing was held and respondents took the position that the fees sought in connection with Kostein Realty Corporation were improper charges to the estate in that these legal services were rendered to them as individuals unrelated to their fiduciary capacity. The court disagrees; but for the death of the decedent and the estate assets the services rendered towards…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- In re Accounting of Lincoln Rochester Trust Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- In re the Estate of PottsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1925
- In re the Accounting of BrehmAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1971
- Prial v. Supreme Court Uniformed Officers Ass'nAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1977
- In re the Estate of LessigNew York Surrogate's Court · 1937
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- In re the Estate of CoryaNew York Surrogate's Court · 1990
- First Deposit National Bank v. MorenoCivil Court of the City of New York · 1993