MATTER OF BURK


6 A.D.2d 429 (1958)

In the Matter of the Probate of The Will of Joseph Burk, Deceased. Charles E. Duross, Jr., as Administrator of The Estate of Joseph Burk, Deceased, et al., Appellants; Rita Farrell, as Special Guardian for Charles Berk, an Incompetent, Respondent

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

October 28, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel Weisman of counsel (Samuel Weisman, Everett Frooks and George Kent Weldon, attorneys), for appellants.

Rita Farrell, as special guardian, respondent in person.

BOTEIN, P. J., M. M. FRANK, McNALLY, STEVENS and BASTOW, JJ., concur.


Per Curiam.

On this appeal the appellants challenge as unreasonable and excessive the allowance to the special guardian for the incompetent provided for in the resettled supplemental decree herein. The approximate net estate is $75,000. The incompetent is entitled to 1/15 of the net estate and the approximate value thereof is $5,000. Allowances to counsel for the various interested parties, exclusive of the special guardian, aggregate $19,500; $18,000 is payable...

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