Atkinson Estate

JAMISON, J.,

The first and partial account of the administrator was confirmed nisi, on April 11, 1979, and the amount of $430,098.74 was awarded back to the administrator. Questions remained as to settlements on decedent’s income and Federal estate taxes with the Internal Revenue Service, negotiations respecting recovery of the proceeds of over $400,000 in securities which had been stolen from decedent’s home, and issues respecting entitlement to distribution. There also remained questions concerning the conduct of the genealogist or heir hunter in the administration of this estate in which…