McDonald v. McDonald (In re McDonald)

Full title: IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUSTS FOR STEPHANIE MCDONALD AND KELLY MCDONALD…

Court: SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department

Date published: Nov 9, 2012

2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 7433 (N.Y. App. Div. 2012)

Opinion

943 CA 11-02382

11-09-2012

IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUSTS FOR STEPHANIE MCDONALD AND KELLY MCDONALD CREATED IN THE WILL OF IGNATIUS S. LUPPINO, DECEASED. STEPHANIE MCDONALD AND KELLY MCDONALD, PETITIONERS-RESPONDENTS; v. IDALYNN LUPPINO MCDONALD, TRUSTEE, RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. (APPEAL NO. 4.)

BARRY J. DONOHUE, TONAWANDA, FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT. KEVIN T. STOCKER, TONAWANDA, FOR PETITIONERS-RESPONDENTS.

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PRESENT: , J.P., PERADOTTO, CARNI, LINDLEY, AND SCONIERS, JJ.

Appeal from an order of the Surrogate's Court, Erie County (Barbara Howe, S.), entered August 29, 2011. The order, inter alia, directed Idalynn Luppino McDonald to pay attorney fees to Kevin T. Stocker, Esq.

BARRY J. DONOHUE, TONAWANDA, FOR RESPONDENT-APPELLANT.

KEVIN T. STOCKER, TONAWANDA, FOR PETITIONERS-RESPONDENTS.

It is hereby ORDERED that the order so appealed from is unanimously reversed on the law without costs.

Same Memorandum as in Matter of Luppino ([appeal No. 1] ___ AD3d ___ [Nov. 9, 2012]).

Frances E. Cafarell

Clerk of the Court