Case Name: In the Matter of the Estate of David Reichberg, Deceased. Mary Bereska, Formerly Known as Mary Reichberg, et al., Respondents; Brian Reichberg et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2001-05-29
Citations: 283 A.D.2d 650
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Estate of David Reichberg, Deceased. Mary Bereska, Formerly Known as Mary Reichberg, et al., Respondents; Brian Reichberg et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 283
Pages: 650–650

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Estate of David Reichberg, Deceased. Mary Bereska, Formerly Known as Mary Reichberg, et al., Respondents; Brian Reichberg et al., Appellants.
[725 NYS2d 853]

Opinion:
—In a proceeding to settle the account of the co-executors of the estate of David Reichberg, the objectants appeal from an order of the Surrogate's Court, Westchester County (Emanuelli, S.), dated August 7, 2000, which granted the co-executors' motion pursuant to CPLR 3126 to the extent of awarding the co-executors an attorney's fee in the amount of $4,750 due to the objectants' failure to proceed with pretrial disclosure.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The award to the co-executors of an attorney's fee was appropriate due to the failure of the appellant Gregory Reichberg to appear for two scheduled depositions (see, Smith v New York Tel. Co., 235 AD2d 529; Barbiere v Motamed, 209 AD2d 368).
The appellants' remaining contention is without merit. Ritter, J. P., Altman, McGinity, Smith and Cozier, JJ., concur.