Legal Opinion
Godette v. Estate of Cox
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 11, 1991No. 90-722PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Appellant, the former personal representative of the estate of Mildred Cox, appeals from a judgment entered against him for $56,279.64 in disallowed expenditures of estate funds, including $24,440 in administrative fees taken without prior court authorization. Appellant maintains that the disallowance is (1) contrary to the evidence submitted in the case and (2) contrary to the intent of the testator, whose will expressly immunized appellant from liability “except in case of willful default or bad faith.” Finding no merit to appellant’s contentions, we affirm.
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