PETRELLA v. PETRELLA


1 A.D.2d 789 (1956)

David Petrella, Appellant, v. Anna P. Petrella, an Infant, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

January 30, 1956


Order entered January 31, 1955, affirmed, without costs. Order entered March 7, 1955, modified by striking therefrom the second ordering paragraph and by substituting therefor a provision awarding a counsel fee of $50. As so modified, order affirmed, without costs.

In our opinion, the counsel fee awarded on the second motion was disproportionate to the amount awarded on the first motion and was excessive under the facts presented. Moreover, since leave was granted...

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