Succession of D'Antoni

CIACCIO, Judge.

In the open proceedings of the Succession of Joseph S. D’Antoni, M.D., Patrick S. D’Antoni, Testamentary Executor and appellant, filed his sixth tableau of distribution in which he proposed to pay Louis A. Pilié, attorney and appellee, $10,000.00 for his legal services. Appellee filed an opposition claiming the estate owed him $35,-950.00 for legal services rendered to decedent’s estate and to the Testamentary Executor from the time of decedent’s death until November 12, 1980, based upon the assertion that he had spent 359V2 hours in rendering such services for which he claims…