Reynolds v. Ingraham

An administrator of the estate of a deceased person was appointed in Richmond County. After partial administration, the heirs at law, some of whom resided within the State outside of Richmond County, and the only other one resided outside of the State, employed an attorney at law residing in Richmond County upon a contingent fee of one fourth of whatever he might recover in winding up the estate. Under such employment the attorney in the names of the heirs interposed objections to returns made by the administrator to the ordinary of Richmond County in February, 1923, and in August, 1924. The…