Mathiowetz v. Razall

The question involved in this appeal is whether the county court erred in overruling the trustee’s contention that the respondent’s claim for fees for services rendered to the beneficiary of the trust did not come within the terms of the trust. The services consisted of defending the beneficiary in proceedings in which he was found guilty of contempt for failure to pay alimony, and was sentenced to four months in the house of correction, which sentence was suspended pending an appeal in which respondent is also participating. That the beneficiary is entitled to be defended in an action of…