In re the Judicial Settlement of the Account of Parr

Silkman, S.

No formal objections are made to the account by the special guardian, nevertheless, he makes a detailed report upon certain expenditures hereinafter mentioned, and approves them as a charge against principal.

The better practice would have been for the special guardian to have made formal objections. As to the duty of special *443guardians, see Edsall v. Vandemark, 39 Barb. 589. Nevertheless, the court’s attention having been called to the items, as to which difference of opinion may exist, it becomes its duty as an auditing officer to act independently before approving and allowing the…