Sartorelli v. Ezagni

The plaintiff performed certain legal services and made certain disbursements in the collection of an indemnity from the Sultan of Morocco for the death of the intestate. Such services having been performed and the disbursements having been made for the account of the administratrix and not of the decedent, the plaintiff’s claim for compensation was against the administratrix personally and not against the estate (Parker v. Day, 155 N. Y. 383), and he accordingly obtained a personal judgment against her. The execution upon that judgment was returned unsatisfied, and the administratrix was…