In re the Estate of Coughlin
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—White, J.
Appeal from an order of the Surrogate’s Court of Chemung County (Castellino, S.), entered April 6,1994, which, inter alia, determined the amount of counsel fees.
In an amended petition and final account, petitioner, the executor and attorney for the estate of Eileen G. Coughlin, sought executor’s commissions of $114,016.05 and counsel fees in an amount representing 5% of the gross estate or $189,530.76.1 Following the filing of objections and an evidentiary hearing, Surrogate’s Court approved an executor’s commission of $113,105.15 but reduced petitioner’s request for counsel fees to…
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