Case Name: In the Matter of the Estate of Elsie Diamond, Deceased. Louis J. Kahn, as Administrator of the Estate of Elsie Diamond, Deceased, Appellant; Sidney S. Berman, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1957-06-03
Citations: 4 A.D.2d 678
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Estate of Elsie Diamond, Deceased. Louis J. Kahn, as Administrator of the Estate of Elsie Diamond, Deceased, Appellant; Sidney S. Berman, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 678–678

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Estate of Elsie Diamond, Deceased. Louis J. Kahn, as Administrator of the Estate of Elsie Diamond, Deceased, Appellant; Sidney S. Berman, Respondent.

Opinion:
Appeal by an administrator from a decree of the Surrogate's Court, Kings County, which (1) decreed that since no proceeding was pending there was no need for the formal substitution of attorneys, (2) fixed the fee of respondent, the retiring attorney, together with his disbursements, and (3) directed respondent to deliver the papers to another attorney upon receiving payment of the fee and the disbursements. Decree affirmed, with $10 costs and disbursements. No opinion. Nolan, P. J., Wenzel, Murphy, Ughetta and Hallinan, JJ., concur.