Case Name: In the Matter of the Estate of Edward M. Stanley, Deceased. Saul B. Schwarz, Appellant; Bank of New York, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1997-11-20
Citations: 244 A.D.2d 263
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Estate of Edward M. Stanley, Deceased. Saul B. Schwarz, Appellant; Bank of New York, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 244
Pages: 263–263

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Estate of Edward M. Stanley, Deceased. Saul B. Schwarz, Appellant; Bank of New York, Respondent.
[665 NYS2d 840]

Opinion:
—Order, Surrogate's Court, New York County (Renee Roth, S.), entered September 23, 1996, which refused to entertain appellant's application pursuant to SCPA 2111 for advance payment of compensation for legal services rendered as an attorney-fiduciary, and advised that no such applications would be entertained in the future, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
The Surrogate properly exercised her discretion in refusing to entertain appellant's application for interim fees, and directing that any further application for fees be made on notice pursuant SCPA 2110, in view of the pendency of a contested accounting proceeding that would likely result in a better understanding of the value of both the estate and appellant's services (see, SCPA 2101 [1] [b]). Concur—Sullivan, J. P., Williams, Mazzarelli, Andrias and Colabella, JJ.