Allen's v. Virginia Trust Co.

Keith, P.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

This suit was brought in the Chancery Court of the city of Richmond to settle up the estate, real and personal, of Otway S. Allen, deceased. All proper parties being made, such proceedings were had that the estate was distributed to the satisfaction of the devisees and legatees under his will, with the exception of his executrix, who complains that the decree denied to her certain commissions to which she claikns she wias entitled.

The cause was referred to a commissioner to settle the accounts of the executrix, and he returned a report from which…