Hallstead's Estate
Cases that cite this one
11 later published cases cite this decision.
- L.M.P. v. E.C. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016)
- L.M.P. v. E.C. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016)
- Shirley v. Shirley (S.C. Ct. App. 2000)
- Estate of Pew (Pa. Super. Ct. 1994)
- Marquez v. Rapid Harvest Co. (Ariz. 1960)
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Ginsburg (3d Cir. 1956)
- Mutual Life Insurance v. Ginsburg (3d Cir. 1956)
- Mutual Life Insurance v. Ginsburg (District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania 1954)
- Kenna Estate (Pa. 1943)
- L.M.P. v. E.C. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016)
- Shainwald v. Shainwald (S.C. Ct. App. 1990)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion of the Court
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.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.