Case Name: Fay A. Lewis, Respondent, v. Joseph Lewis, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1953-02-03
Citations: 281 A.D. 811
Docket Number: 
Parties: Fay A. Lewis, Respondent, v. Joseph Lewis, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 281
Pages: 811–811

Head Matter:
Fay A. Lewis, Respondent, v. Joseph Lewis, Appellant.

Opinion:
Order modified by reducing the counsel fee to $2,500 ami, as so modified, affirmed. The amount allowed is excessive. Present — Dore, J. P., Cohn, Callahan, Van Voorhis and Breitel, JJ.; Van Voorhis and Breitel, JJ., dissent and vote to deny the motion for counsel fee on the grounds (1) that plaintiff does not need a counsel fee in order to prosecute the action, in view of the fact that defendant has already established a trust fund of $300,000 for her benefit, and plaintiff possesses other assets in addition, and (2) that she has not shown sufficient probability of success. [Bee post, p. 882.]