In re Accounting of Holehan

Appeal from a decree of the Surrogate’s Court, Oneida County (John G. Ringrose, S.), entered July 20, 2004. The decree awarded the objectant $37,500 against petitioners after a nonjury trial.

It is hereby ordered that the decree so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously modified on the law by reducing the amount awarded to the objectant to $6,409.50 and as modified the decree is affirmed without costs.

Memorandum: Decedent died leaving a will in July 1996, and he named his brother John Holehan as executor and his brother Paul Holehan as trustee; both brothers are the petitioners…