McAlear v. McAlear

This proceeding is an appeal to the superior court by the two administrators of the estate of Celia B. Kavanaugh, late of the city of Providence, deceased, from a decree of the probate court of that city. By this decree their final account was approved with certain amendments; fees for their services as such administrators were allowed in the amounts of $700 for Mr. McAlear and $1600 for his co-administrator Mr. Cawley; and a further allowance was made to the former for an attorney’s fee in the amount of $1200. This was for the services of an attorney who had acted for and assisted him in the…