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Hallstead's Estate

Hallstead's Estate.

Hallstead's Estate, 12 A.2d 912 (Pa. 1940)
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Court
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · State Highest Courts
Decided
April 10, 1940
Docket
Nos. , 36
Judges
Schaefer, Maxey, Drew, Linn, Stern, Barnes, Patterson
Citations
12 A.2d 912338 Pa. 2571940 Pa. LEXIS 503
Cited by 10

Opinion of the Court — Per Curiam

Per Curiam, This is an appeal from a decree of the orphans’ court fixing the fee of a guardian ad litem at $7,500. We think it important that the fees of such guardians shall not be unduly large. In a special sense they are representatives of the court appointing them to protect unrepresented minors and the interests of those unborn. Under the circumstances disclosed in this proceeding, the fees of the guardian ought not to exceed those of the attorneys *258 ■who represented the estate generally, which were $2,500. We have carefully examined the record and conclude that the fee of the guardian , ad litem, a lawyer of high standing, who himself did the legal work connected with his guardianship, should be fixed at $2,000. We direct the court below to reduce it to this sum. ■ Decree modified. Costs to be paid by the Estate of William F. Hallstead.

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1943: 11954: 11956: 11960: 11990: 11994: 12000: 12016: 319432026peak 2016 · 3

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  1. Estate of Pew655 A.2d 521 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1994)
  2. Shirley v. Shirley536 S.E.2d 427 (S.C. Ct. App. 2000)
  3. Kenna Estate34 A.2d 617 (Pa. 1943)
  4. Marquez v. Rapid Harvest Co.358 P.2d 168 (Ariz. 1960)
  5. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Ginsburg228 F.2d 881 (3d Cir. 1956)
  6. L.M.P. v. E.C.149 A.3d 877 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016)

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  1. L.M.P. v. E.C.No. 425 MDA 2016 (Pa. Super. Ct. Oct. 26, 2016)
  2. L.M.P. v. E.C.149 A.3d 877 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016)
  3. L.M.P. v. E.C.149 A.3d 877 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016)
  4. Shirley v. Shirley536 S.E.2d 427 (S.C. Ct. App. 2000)
  5. Estate of Pew655 A.2d 521 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1994)
  6. Shainwald v. Shainwald395 S.E.2d 441 (S.C. Ct. App. 1990)

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