Pullman v. Willets

The Surrogate.

Objection is made to the allowance of an item of $120, paid to J. H. Chadsey for legal services. It appears from the evidence that the services in question were rendered by the attorney at the time of taking the inventory, and also that he instituted proceedings under Code Civ. Pro., ch. 18, tit. 4, art. 1, to discover property which the administrator claimed belonged to the estate but was withheld from him by Mrs. Pullman.

The charge made by Mr. Chadsey for his «services seems to be reasonable, considering the time spent by him in the performance thereof. The administrator,…