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Matter of McKay

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 16, 1964
22 A.D.2d 811 (N.Y. App. Div. 1964)

Opinion

November 16, 1964


In a proceeding by a widow as residuary legatee under her deceased husband's will, pursuant to section 231-a of the Surrogate's Court Act, to fix the compensation of her former attorney for legal services rendered by him to her in various proceedings affecting her share of the estate, in which, after a trial, the jury had rendered a verdict for $25,000 in the attorney's favor, the parties cross-appeal from an order of the Surrogate's Court, Westchester County, made July 15, 1963, which, on the widow's motion for a new trial and to set aside the verdict as excessive and as against the weight of the evidence, granted the new trial and set aside the verdict unless the attorney should stipulate to reduce the amount of the verdict to $14,000. The attorney contends that the verdict should be reinstated. The widow contends that her motion for the new trial should have been granted unconditionally and that the verdict, even if reduced to $14,000, is still excessive. Order, insofar as appealed from by the respective parties, affirmed, without costs. No opinion. Beldock, P.J., Ughetta, Kleinfeld, Brennan and Hopkins, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of McKay

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 16, 1964
22 A.D.2d 811 (N.Y. App. Div. 1964)
Case details for

Matter of McKay

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of the Estate of WILLIAM J. McKAY, Deceased. PHILIP DAVIS…

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

Date published: Nov 16, 1964

Citations

22 A.D.2d 811 (N.Y. App. Div. 1964)