Sutherland v. Williams

MADDOX, Justice.

These appeals arise from a petition by the executor of the W.T. Williams estate for a final settlement of the estate. Several of the legatees contested the settlement, claiming that they had not received the amounts they were due under the will. The trial court ruled in the executor’s favor, and the legatees appealed. The executor filed a cross-appeal, contending that the trial court erred by denying his request for compensation. After a hearing on the petition, the trial court entered the following order:

“This matter was heard on January 15, 1985, and on January 21, 1985, on…