A discharged attorney for the executrix has submitted a petition to fix his fees under section 231-a of the Surrogate's Court Act.
The executrix has demanded a jury trial as a matter of right and the petitioner has objected to same.
A proceeding under section 231-a is in equity and there is no constitutional right to a trial by jury (Matter of Pardee, 239 App. Div....
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