Legal Opinion
Estate of Wheeler v. Franco
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided June 19, 2002No. 01-3344PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
¶ 1. The estate of June G. Wheeler
appeals from a probate court order awarding attorney fees under Wis. Stat. § 879.37 (1999-2000) 1 to Patricia Franco and Diana Scott, fees which they incurred in objecting to a claim filed against the estate. The estate argues that under the "equitable extraordinary circumstances" doctrine, a court may allow attorney fees only when the personal representative fails to faithfully contest the claim and the efforts of the objectors enhance the value of the estate. See First Wis. Trust Co. v. Bischoff, 22 Wis. 2d 209, 216-17, 125 N.W.2d 350 (1963). According to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Bethesda Church v. MenningWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
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- Community Credit Plan, Inc. v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1999
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