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In the Matter of the Petition of Sardius D. Bentley, Respondent and Appellant, to Enforce an Attorney's Lien upon the Estate of George W. Crouch, Deceased. Sara L. Van De Carr, as Executrix, Appellant and Respondent, 1904 — 179 N.Y. 537 · caselaw · US
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In the Matter of the Petition of Sardius D. Bentley, Respondent and Appellant, to Enforce an Attorney's Lien upon the Estate of George W. Crouch, Deceased. Sara L. Van De Carr, as Executrix, Appellant and Respondent
179 N.Y. 537·New York Court of Appeals·1904·NY
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Opinion
In the Matter of the Petition of Sardius D. Bentley, Respondent and Appellant, to Enforce an Attorney’s Lien upon the Estate of George W. Crouch, Deceased. Sara L. Van De Carr, as Executrix, Appellant and Respondent.
Matter of Grouch, 87 App. Div. 622, affirmed.
(Argued June 6, 1904;
decided August 5, 1904.)
Cross-appeals from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, made October 27, 1903, which modified and affirmed as modified a decree of the Monroe County Surrogate’s Court fixing the amount of an attorney’s lien.
Henry Selden Bacon for appellant and respondent.
Sardius I). Bentley for respondent and appellant in person.
[MAJORITY]
Order affirmed, without costs; no opinion.
Concur: Parker, Ch. J., Bartlett, Martin, Vann and Werner, JJ. Absent: Haight, J. Dissenting: Cullen, J.