In re the Estate of Behrendt

OPINION OF THE COURT

C. Raymond Radican, J.

In this contested probate proceeding the attorneys for the executor, on submission of a final decree for probate, seek an allowance in the amount of $20,000 for attorneys’ fees, to be charged personally against Werner Galleski pursuant to SCPA 2302 (subd 3, par [a]). Mr. Galleski likewise seeks an allowance in the amount of $20,000 for expenses incurred in the contest.

This proceeding involved the probate of an instrument dated June 2, 1977 and a codicil dated August 11, 1977, both of which were offered for probate by Gerhardt Behrendt, the decedent’s…