Cranston v. Crane

The State Controller appeals from an order sustaining objections to the report of the inheritance tax appraiser.

*802The will, which was admitted to probate, reads in part as follows: "Twenty-First: I hereby nominate and appoint Winthrop M. Crane, my said attorney, the Executor of this Will. . . .

“If said Winthrop M. Crane, as the Executor of this Will, shall elect to act as his own attorney, he shall be fully compensated for his legal services as provided by law in addition to the compensation to which he shall be entitled by law for his services as such Executor, thus insuring a job well done.”

Mr…