In Re Estate of O'Connor
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, settling the accounts of testamentary trustees. J. V. CofEey, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChipman, J.
The question involved in this appeal is whether the superior court has jurisdiction to make an allowance to a testamentary trustee for counsel fees in obtaining a distribution of the estate to the trustees. The deceased died possessed of an estate of very considerable value, consisting of real and personal property, which by his last will was devised in trust to appellant and respondent as trustees; the respondent being also named as executrix of the will. She duly qualified as such executrix and entered upon the discharge of her duties as such. It appears from the uncontradicted statement of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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