In re Nixon's Estate

Rosecrans, C. P. J.

This is an application for the settlement of the decree and'for the allowance of counsel fees and expenses in a will contest. On appeal from probate pursuant to N. J. S. A. 3 :2-52, and following the taking of proofs, an opinion was filed sustaining the allegation of the contestant that the will was the product of undue influence exercised by decedent’s attorney, Francis L. Thompson, the executor and a legatee, and that probate should be denied.

The statute governing the allowance of costs and expenses of such litigation is N. J. S. A. 3 :2—51. A number of counsel were…