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HALL v. SCHOENWETTER

(15459)

239 Conn. 553 (1996)

MARCELLE HALL, EXECUTRIX (ESTATE OF JULIAN LEON ALTMAN), ET AL. v. SHERRY SCHOENWETTER ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released December 31, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan A. Flatow, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Christopher T. Donohue, for the appellee (named defendant).

Callahan, C. J., and Berdon, Norcott, McDonald and Peters, JS.

CALLAHAN, C. J.

The issue in this appeal is whether a finder's fee for the recovery of property paid to the plaintiff, Marcelle Hall, the executrix of the estate of Julian Leon Altman (decedent), by an insurer, Lloyd's of London (Lloyd's), in exchange for the surrender by the plaintiff of a violin possessed by the decedent at the time of his death should be included in his estate or should belong to the plaintiff individually. The plaintiff appeals from a judgment...

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