Walker v. Estate of Love

This is a suit on a claim for attorneys’ fees filed by the claimants against the estate of Gertrude A. Love, deceased. From an allowance of $1,000 made by the district court, the guardian ad litem of two minor heirs appeals.

The record shows that the testatrix, Gertrude A. Love, executed a will in 1924, wherein she named one Harvey S. Bell as executor and trustee. After the death of Harvey S. Bell, the testatrix executed a codicil in 1926 in which she named the First Trust Company of Lincoln, Nebraska, as executor and trustee. The codicil contained no other provision whatsoever. Gertrude A.…