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Matter of Leonard

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Aug 12, 1996
230 A.D.2d 798 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

Opinion

August 12, 1996


In a contested probate proceeding, the proponent appeals, as limited by its brief, on the ground of inadequacy, from so much of an order of the Surrogate's Court, Dutchess County (Bernhard, S.), dated July 25, 1995, as granted its motion for legal fees and expert fees only to the extent of $3,000.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

The determination of the Surrogate's Court to grant the proponent's motion for legal fees and expert fees only to the extent of $3,000 was a proper exercise of its discretion as provided under SCPA 2301 (2) ( see, Matter of Greatsinger, 67 N.Y.2d 177). O'Brien, J.P., Sullivan, Joy and McGinity, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Leonard

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Aug 12, 1996
230 A.D.2d 798 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
Case details for

Matter of Leonard

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Estate of KAREN L. LEONARD, Deceased. Estate of KAREN…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Aug 12, 1996

Citations

230 A.D.2d 798 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
646 N.Y.S.2d 458

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