Eggleston v. Costello

OPINION

This is an appeal from an order approving a first and final account, report of administration, and petition for distribution of the estate of George Evan Thomas, deceased. Appellants held a recorded judgment lien against the decedent, which was obtained during his lifetime. The decedent died testate, and his house, against which appellants had obtained a judgment lien, was the only significant asset of the estate. The executrix was named in the decedent’s will, and she hired legal counsel to represent the estate. The district court approved the executrix’s final account and payment of…