Estate of Philip Meriano, Deceased, Anita Panepinto, Administratrix - Page 15

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               On December 19, 1986, Mary Orlando and Connie Kates withdrew           
          their will contest, and the Orphans' Court approved the                     
          stipulation and the family settlement agreement.                            
               The First and Final Account of Mary Orlando, Administratrix,           
          As Stated By Insurance Company of North America, Surety and                 
          Amendment to First and Final Account of Mary Orlando,                       
          Administratrix, was called for audit May 2, 1986, to March 24,              
          1987, inclusive, in the Orphans' Court before Judge Shoyer, the             
          auditing Judge.                                                             
               Stephen J. Mathes and John R. Latourette, Jr. of the                   
          Dilworth law firm represented Panepinto; Leonard S. Abrams                  
          represented Mary and Anthony Orlando, individually, and Connie              
          Kates as executrix of the estate of James Meriano; Frances                  
          Sullivan represented Lynch; Joseph Moore represented Reardon and            
          Joseph M. Gindhart represented Marcel Groen and the Groen and               
          Smolow law firm.                                                            
               Judge Shoyer had before him the petition filed by Panepinto            
          to reduce or deny all fees that had been paid out of the estate             
          to Lynch and Reardon.  She claimed that the contingent fee                  
          agreement upon which Lynch and Reardon based their claim was                
          unconscionable as a matter of law and that the fees claimed under           
          the agreement were excessive and unreasonable as a matter of law.           
               On November 10, 1983, Lynch filed with the Orphans' Court a            
          petition for a citation directed to Marcel Groen and Ronald                 
          Smolow to show cause why they should not deposit with the court             




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